 In 1608, he returned as head of an exploration party and founded Quebec City with the intention of making the area part of the French colonial empire.Champlain's "Habitation de Québec", built as a permanent fur trading outpost, was where he would forge a trading, and ultimately a military alliance, with the Algonquin and Huron nations.First Nations traded their furs for many French goods such as metal objects, guns, alcohol, and clothing.