Jean Nicolet was commissioned by New France's founder, Samuel de Champlain to form a peaceful alliance with Indians whose unrest was interfering with French trade and to possibly find a shorter trade route to China through Canada.
Jean Nicolet was commissioned by New France's founder to form a peaceful alliance with Indians and to possibly find a shorter trade route to China through Canada. Indians's unrest was interfering with French trade. Samuel de Champlain was New France's founder.