Explorer In The 1500s And The 1600s

He formed strong alliances some tribes such as Wendat, Algonquin and Montagnais. These tribes live around Saint Lawrence River. The tribes demanded that Champlain must lead them in war against the Iroquois tribe. The Iroquois inhabited the south area of Richelieu River. The Iroquois had an alliance with England and Dutch, and thus had superior troops. They had an interest on the fur trade that put the two colonies in friction over the control of the trade. They frequently attacked the French and the tribes in alliance with them to push them trade the fur to the Dutch and English tradesmen. Champlain set off with French troops and native warriors to explore the area and as a result Champlain drew the map of Lake Champlain. During the exploration some Iroquois natives advanced in against Champlain men and war broke up. The battle was put to an end after Champlain and his soldiers killed three chiefs of the Iroquois. This strained the French – Iroquois relations further but later Champlain negotiated for a treaty that reconciled the two sides.

On the contrary, Cartier was determined and believe in himself that he could make it through this journey without dieing and hoping to find a new path too gold and spices. Although in the end Cartier did not find a new path too gold and spices, he sailed many new parts of north america like Gaspè in which he met an Iroquois chief and made many valuable trades with this chief. Cartier also raised a 9 foot cross in the honor of his king while he was in Gaspè. These two pieces of evidence prove that Cartier was a determined explorer. In the end of his magnificent years of sailing Cartier was a very determined explorer who knew he could get anything done.

Samuel de Champlain was born in 1570 and was a French explorer. One way in which Champlain differs from Henry Hudson is that Hudson was born in England and Champlain was born in France. Champlain is believed to have been born a protestant but when he got older he converted to Catholicism. Similar to Hudson, not much is known about his earliest years. Champlain used to travel with his Uncle to places such as Spain and the West Indies; these were some of the first voyages that he ever made. Also, during the time period of 1601-1603,

Drake planned on returning through the Magellan Strait but because Drake was not very well like by the Spanish so he decided to go home through the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. He didn't want to run into any problems. This meant that he was going to sail around the world. He stopped at the Philippine islands for more supplies and made a couple other stops along the way. He finally returned to Plymouth in September. After almost three years on the water he returned home and was made a national hero.

The Battle of Lake Champlain was an important victory because it convinced the British to surrender the War of 1812, which caused the US to gain worldwide respect. The Battle of Lake Champlain occurred when an American naval forces defeated a British naval fleet in September of 1814. It was at this point that Britain decided that it would be too expensive for the benefit they would receive to continue fighting the war. If they were to continue fighting the war it would cost them a large sum of money and they would not gain anything of real value to them. Because of this Britain surrendered the war shortly after and on December 24, 1814 a peace treaty called the Treaty

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States. He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River. Wikipedia

The early voyages by the Portuguese and Spanish were motivated by gold, trade and the spread of the Catholic faith through religious conversion. The voyages of a few adventurers show that the Spanish and Portuguese goals were to spread Catholicism, expand trade, and expand the kingdom of the Spanish and the Portuguese to the new lands they’ve discovered. These adventures were Christopher Columbus who attempted to find a new route to Asia to extend Spain’s trade and to colonize, Bartholomew Columbus and his successful founding of Santo Domingo, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his

Whenever you hear about the European Exploration, or ‘The Age of Discovery’’ you hear a lot about what the Europeans gained from it, while they did learn a lot from this and gather a lot of new resources they were not the only ones affected. The Age of Discovery affected more areas that just Europe, it also affected the Americas and Africa. To prove this we must first know what European Exploration is.

This journal written by Pierre Joseph Antoine Roubaud on October 21, 1757 details the actions of the French officers saving the British officers and camp follwers from Indian attacks which around this time, American, Britan, and France were competing and facing off with each other around the region of Lake Chanplain which had strategic advantages for the fort named Carillon. Pierre, a man of french descent, was born in Avignon, France in the year 1724. Pierre was known to be very proficient at thinking quickly on the spot and was also a man who was a Jesuit spy and priest who also participated in the Seven Years War, accompanying the Abenakis of St-François-de-Sales, Pierre in the future eventually becoming a protestant. He was often in Debtor's Prison and was dispised by many officials, though

He was not able to leave for this voyage until 1541 due to a delay caused by war in France. The king tasked a man named Roberval with colonizing the New World. Along with him, he sent out Jacques Cartier, who set out on his journey a few months ahead of Roberval and his crew. (History.com) Before Roberval arrived, Cartier had to go through another winter just as bad as before. He could not keep control of his crew , who later went on to anger the Iroquois yet gain. He founded a fort while waiting for his men to stay, thus making it the first French settlement in the New World. When he was in canada, he found many gemstones, of which he thought were diamonds and gold. Satisfied with his work, Cartier decided not to wait for Roberval and return to Saint Malo. On his way home, he encountered Roberval, who ordered Cartier to return to the settlement. Despite his orders, Cartier slipped away at night and began to sail home. When he got it back, he discovered that the gemstones he found were just worthless rocks. Without Cartier, Roberval had no more success, and abandoned the settlement and went home a few months after Cartier. King Francis 1 was extremely aggravated at their failure to even find riches, nevermind maintain a functioning colony in Canada. After back to back failures, Cartier was never sent on another voyage. (Britannica.com) Despite his failure to maintain it though, Cartier was still part of the first French settlement in

In 1598 he sailed on his uncle’s ship, The Saint Julien, to Cadiz, Spain. When he returned, he sold his drawings and reports to the king and earned a lot of money. When his uncle died three years later, he received a lot of money from of his his uncle’s assets. Because of these events, Champlain had the money to travel freely.

Sir Walter Raleigh is credited with establishing Virginia. He was an explorer born in 1552. He's still very wise even though he's 464 years old. This would mean that he's seen a lot in his long life, so he knows how to handle hard situations. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth after serving in her army. This proves that he is good with people, and he is very respectful.

On the other side he discovered a vast body of water that he named "South

Sir Francis Drake was a man born and raised in Tavistock, England. He accomplished two successful expedition to the caribbean before the queen recruited him to be a privater for her. After being commissioned by the queen to plunder Spanish ports, Drake brought back gold and silver treasures. After these expeditions Sir Francis Drake became a hero to England and a Pirate to the Spaniards.

Sir Francis Drake was a sailor and was the first to travel around the world. Drake was a Vice Admiral, he was second-in-command of the English fleet. He lived in america where Queen Elizabeth was. Drake and the queen were really close to the point that they had a relationship. Then one day the Spanish Armada said that they were gonna kill the queen. So what she said to get rid of them and to be back in 6 months. Sir Francis Drake went on the voyage to defeat the spanish for the queen.