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Jan 1, 1524
New York Harbor
Verrazano sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec -
Montreal
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island along the river Montreal -
Smallpox Breakout
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
New Netherland
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land will become New Netherland -
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 to New York -
King Phillip's War
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Louisiana
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 and 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
