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89-Henry Hudson and his River

The ship, the Half Moon, sailed as far up the Hudson River as Waterford, New York. William and...

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88-Henry Hudson

Men tried to find a shorter distance to the Orient by sailing north and then head east passing...

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87-Jean Nicolet

Nicolet became very familiar with the northwest and not just the land, but its inhabitants. First...

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86-Champlain the Final Scene

The coasts were becoming quite the busy place and yet France still expected to have a monopoly of...

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Champlain Prepares for the English

The company never fulfilled is part of the bargain to supply needed provisions and manpower to...

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84-Champlain Keeping the Peace in New France

Champlain was in charge but, he needed the King and his Lord Montmorency to be on his side, once...

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83-Champlain Setting Up House

A major incident that could have upset the balance of New France was smoothed over with the sight...

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82-Champlain and Another War

This trip Champlain sails with 4 friars who start the process of building their new homes and...

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81-Champlain Explores the Frontier

Poutrincourt was having trouble with the aristocrats in France, being forced to allow the Jesuits...

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80-Champlain and His Progress

Champlain had to make good on his promises so, he set out with the Algonquin, Huron and...

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79-Champlain Creates the Colony of Quebec

De-Monts’ commission extended his monopoly of the fur trade for one more year, and so two ships...

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78-Champlain Explores the Coast

Poutrincourt was driven to make sure his little trading post at Port Royal would continue to...

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77-Samuel de Champlain

The fisherman of the world had been sailing across the Atlantic for years, some even trading...

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76-Roanoke Colony

Sir Walter Raleigh wanted to be a part of the colonization of the New World. He had the financial...

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75-Francis Drake and One Last Effort

The battles of Gravelines pushed the Spanish back. Francis tried to pursue the survivors but the...

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74-Francis Drake and the Gravelines Sea Battle

The fire in the eyes of Sir Francis Drake was not dead; he knew Spain was planning to attack...

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73-Francis Drake Visits Spanish Ports

Francis Drake had the abilities to have men flock to his side; they knew action was in their...

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72-Francis Drake Around the World

While Queen Elizabeth was busy figuring out if a war with Spanish was emanate, Francis slipped...

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71-Francis Drake the Pirate

England and Spain are in the middle of deciding whether to go to war or not. Drake had other...

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70-Francis Drake

This episode mixes in the history of the unsettled affairs in Europe and how a very famous pirate...

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