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In the 1600's, beaver hats were popular. Beavers were almost extinct in Europe, but plentiful in North America, also known as the "new world". Some people decided to become fur traders and stay the winter in the new world to get the best beaver furs. They would need a settlement to do so. The last one was set up 60 years ago by Jacques Cartier and it FAILED. The King of France didn't want to pay for ANOTHER settlement, but did want to develop New France. So he granted fur trading right to a guy called Pierre de Monts, in exchange for making a settlement in the new world. He, along with his mapmaker Samuel de Champlain, created a settlement called Port Royal, which, unlike Cartier's, did not FAIL.

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Where did Champlain eventually settle in?

Quebec


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Where did Champlain eventually settle?

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Samuel De Champlain was the french explorer to settle in Quebec first.


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on 1608, Champlain took 32 colonists to settle in quebec, and established a fur-trading centre.


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Is Champlain the capital of Quebec?

The city of Quebec is the capital of the province of Quebec.


What is some history about the Quebec?

Champlain founded Quebec in 1608.


Which province did the Europeans settle in first Saskatchewan Quebec of British Columbia?

Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in 1608, which was roughly 200 years before any Europeans settled in British Columbia or Saskatchewan.


How was Champlain a leader?

he founded Quebec