Samuel de Champlain

Target entity: Samuel de Champlain
Context triple: [Champlain Canal, namedAfter, Samuel de Champlain]

• A. Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
  Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve was a 17th-century French military officer and colonial leader best known as the founder and first governor of Montreal in New France.
• B. Jacques Marquette
  Jacques Marquette was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region and along the Mississippi River.
• C. Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
  Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville was a French-Canadian explorer, naval officer, and soldier renowned for his campaigns against the English in North America and for helping to establish French Louisiana.
• D. Henry Hudson
  Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
• E. John Cabot
  John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Samuel de Champlain
Target entity description: Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and cartographer known as the "Father of New France" for founding Quebec City and extensively mapping northeastern North America in the early 17th century.

• A. Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
  Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve was a 17th-century French military officer and colonial leader best known as the founder and first governor of Montreal in New France.
• B. Jacques Marquette
  Jacques Marquette was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region and along the Mississippi River.
• C. Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
  Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville was a French-Canadian explorer, naval officer, and soldier renowned for his campaigns against the English in North America and for helping to establish French Louisiana.
• D. Henry Hudson
  Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
• E. John Cabot
  John Cabot was an Italian-born navigator and explorer, sailing under the English flag, best known for his late 15th-century voyages to North America that helped lay the groundwork for England’s claims in the New World.
• F. None of above. chosen