What is Habitation at Port-Royal?
The '''Habitation at Port-Royal''' was an early French colonial [[Human settlement|settlement]]. Today it is a National Historic Site in Port Royal in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Nova Scotia]]. ==The settlement== Port Royal was founded by the French explorer Champlain after half of his men had died of Scurvy in his first settlement. Champlain worked with the Algonquain tribe to found Port Royal and, in return, fought with them and the Hurons against the Iroquoians. In May, [[1613]] the Jesuits moved on to the Penobscot River valley and in July, the settlement was attacked by Samuel Argall of [[Virginia]]. Argall returned in November that same year and burned the Habitation down while the settlers were away nearby. Poutrincourt returned from [[France]] in spring [[1614]] and found ''Port-Royal'' in ruins. The settlers were living with the Mi'kmaq. Poutrincourt then gave his holdings to his son and returned to France. Poutrincourt's son gave the settlement to Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour upon his own death in [[1623]]. ==Replica construction== A [[replica]] of the settlement was built in [[1939]]-[[1940]]. Today, this replica serves as the cornerstone of Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada, and together with the nearby Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada in [[Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia|Annapolis Royal]], continues to remind of this important historic region for Canadians and visitors. <gallery> Image:Port-Royal_Nova-Scotia_1.jpg|Entrance Image:Port-Royal_Nova-Scotia_2.jpg|Blason Image:Port-Royal_Nova-Scotia_3.jpg|Courtyard Image:Port-Royal_Nova-Scotia_4.jpg|Outside view </gallery> ==Other websites== {{Commons|Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada|Habitation at Port-Royal}} * [http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/98-187-XIE/earlyfre.htm Censuses of Canada - 1665 to 1871 - Early French Settlements] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040809034100/http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/98-187-XIE/earlyfre.htm |date=2004-08-09 }} * [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-n