Explorers

John Cabot
John Cabot ( Giovanni Caooto) was an Italian Explorer who explored parts of North America. John Cabot was born in 1450 in Genoa Italy. He is most commonly known for his exploration to North America and the first to search for the Nortwest Passage. "John Cabot." Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia.wed10feb2012..



Samuel de Champlain
From 1604 to 1608 the explorer Samuel de Champlain was a representative of the French fur monopolies. During the settlement of Canada Champlain argued for a settlement on the St. Lawrence river though most of the first colonizers died, but Champlain was still committed to colonizing the river. He also wish to set up a trading post in a place that he had named Quebec (kebec is Algoquian for "river narrowing"). (GM)