Why was Port Royal abandoned? There was a radical defect, however, in their scheme of settlement.Our special project presenting the definitive
Port Royal’s First Winter
Port Royal was a quadrangle of wooden buildings, enclosing a spacious court. This was Port Royal's first winter.Our special project presenting
Parkman Vol I, Part II, Chapter 4
Champlain's most conspicuous merit lies in the light that he threw into the dark places of American geography, and the order that he brought out of
Parkman Vol. 1 Part II, Chapter 3
From the Spanish settlements northward to the pole, there was no domestic hearth, no lodgment of civilized men, save one weak band of Frenchmen,
Samuel Champlain’s Early Life
Two small, quaint vessels, not larger than the fishing-craft of Gloucester and Marblehead, -- one was of twelve, the other of fifteen tons, -- held
Parkman Part II, Chapter 2
It was a scheme of high-sounding promise, but in performance less than contemptible. So the first Canadian colonies failed.Our special project
Cartier’s Third Voyage
On Cartier's third voyage he pursued his course, sailed three leagues and a half up the St. Lawrence, and anchored off the mouth of the River of Cap
Cartier Explores Upper St. Lawrence River
Cartier saw a different scene. East, west, and south, the mantling forest was over all, and the broad blue ribbon of the great river glistened amid a
Verrazzano and Cartier
Verrazzano coasted the seaboard of Maine, and sailed northward as far as Newfoundland, whence, provisions failing, he steered for France.Our