What did Samuel De Champlain want to do?

Answer 1

Samuel De Champlain wanted to travel and sail for France so he became a geographer for King Henry IV and when he heard about the expedition to Canada, he begged to join. At first, he was in it for Economic reasons to support France but after De Monts gave up hope on Quebec, Samuel De Champlain did not. He wanted to create a permanent settlement for a fur trading post for France and while he did, he enjoyed it. Meeting the Huron and Algonquins and teaming up to fight the Iroquois. He never lost hope until the English toke away the supplies from the French in winter at 1608. They did that because Champlain refused to give up Quebec to the English. The English did not want war so they simply stole their supplies leaving the French to survive the winter by eating raw food. Many of them had died at the end. Even Champlain was sick and about to die. The English asked again for Quebec, leaving Champlain no choice but to go back to France.

Answer 2

Samuel de Champlain wanted to establish and develop French colonies in the New World, particularly in the region that would later become Canada. He also aimed to strengthen trade networks and alliances with Indigenous peoples, and to further explore and map the North American continent.