The settlement of Port Royal, founded by Samuel de Champlain and his partner Pierre du Gua de Monts, of the Canada and Acadia Company, did not give them control over the fur trade in the interior ...

Samuel de Champlain was a 15th and 16th century French explorer, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He made between 21 and 29 trips across ...