65 Champlain’s Choice of Friends

Samuel de Champlain was one of the greatest French explorers of the New World. Early in his pioneering Champlain made a choice of allies that was to have a tremendous influence on the course of history in North America.

Soon after landing on the North American coast, Champlain became friends with the Algonquin Indians. He and his men carried on their explorations of the wilderness in safety, accompanied by an Algonquin war party. Together they traveled hundreds of miles; exploring large areas, throughing about northern United States. While exploring in the country around what is now Canada, they were confronted by members of the Iroquois tribe, trials of the Algonquin and his men had never seen white people. When they spotted Champlain coming forward with their enemies, they halted in astonishment.

When Champlain and his men opened fire upon them, the Iroquois quickly retreated, causing the Algonquin warriors to rejoice. Although he didn’t realize it at the time. The Champlain had started a bitter and bloody war that would last for adding years. The Iroquois remained the most bitter enemies of France in the New World and later gladly helped the English drive the French from the Canadian shores.

65 尚普兰的盟友选择

塞缪尔·德·尚普兰是新世界最伟大的法国探险家之一。在他的探险初期，尚普兰选择的盟友对北美的历史进程产生了巨大影响。

在北美海岸登陆后不久，尚普兰就与阿尔冈昆印第安人成了朋友。他和他的部下在阿尔冈昆战团的陪同下，安全地探索荒野，一起跋涉了数百英里，探索了如今美国北部的大片区域。在如今加拿大周边地区探索时，他们遇到了易洛魁部落的成员——阿尔冈昆人和尚普兰的部下从未见过白人。当易洛魁人发现尚普兰和他们的敌人站在一起时，惊讶地停了下来。

当尚普兰和他的部下向易洛魁人开火时，易洛魁人迅速撤退，阿尔冈昆战士们欢呼起来。尽管尚普兰当时没有意识到，但他已经引发了一场持续多年的残酷血战。易洛魁人此后一直是法国在新世界最痛恨的敌人，后来还欣然帮助英国人将法国人赶出了加拿大海岸。