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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazano
Verrazano sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island along the River Montreal. -
100 English Settlers
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virgina by 100 English settlers -
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Small-Pox
AN epidemic of small-pox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast -
Plymouth Colony
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York. -
King Philip's War
King Philip's War begins in colonial willages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Mississippi Valley River
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV -
French Indian War
War between the British and French, known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley
