New France Document Gallery

Champlain and Quebec Champlain built the “habitation” which was part fort and part village in 1608 at the site of present-day Québec City. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/champlain-and-the-founding-of-quebec-feature/ This document represents the defeat of the Iroquios at lake Champlain which took place in 1609. Champlain is the one in the French armour in the middle. http://media.pearsoncanada.ca/intl/pec/school/ca_sch_cr2/eText/images/chapter_01/cr2_ch01_pg22_021.jpg Champlain drawing a […]