EXTRA 82. Founding of Quebec in 1608

STORY OF AMERICA — Samuel Champlain took some colonists up the great River St. Lawrence to establish a new settlement and fur trading post. He founded France's first permanent Canadian colony, which he named Quebec—an indigenous word meaning: where the river narrows. This strategic location was at the foot of a great rocky cape on the north shore, which formed a natural fortress barring the way upstream to the interior. The early years of the Quebec colony were hard, and the population grew slowly. Samuel Champlain administered its affairs and took personal charge of an organized exploration of the unknown interior. Check out the YouTube versions of this episode at: https://youtu.be/tV6jZ0reHHU https://youtu.be/V5mYuLwL57g Samuel de Champlain books available at https://amzn.to/40Ty6ck     New France books available at https://amzn.to/3nXKYzy  America History books available at https://amzn.to/3OnczVT  ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet              Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  LibriVox: The Makers of Canada-Champlain by N.E. Dionne, read by C. BarrattSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.