-
1524
Verrazano discovers Harbor
Verrazano sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
1534
Cartier's Island
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawerance River and names an Island along the River Montreal -
Jamestown is Founded
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Quebec Founded
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec -
Henry Hudson explores the Netherlands
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands -
Smallpox Epidemic
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
England Pilgrims find Colony in Plymouth
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
Duke of York claims and Renames New York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherlands. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York -
King Phillips War
King Phillips War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Sieur Salle finds and claims Loiusiana
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Lousiana in Honor of the French King Lous XIV -
French vs. Indian War
War between the British and French, known as the French and Indian War
