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Verrazzano, sailing for france discovers new york harbor
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Frenhman Jacques Cartier Nacigate the st. Lawrence river names an island along the river Montreal
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Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of quebec
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Henry Hudson, exploring for the netherlands, claims New Netherlands
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Smallpox brought by europeans kill off many native americans on the new england coast
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Pilgrims from england found an english colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
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The Duke of york claims the colony for england and renames it New York,
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King philipp's war begins in colonial villages of massachsetts between colonists and native americans
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Sieur de la salle explores the lower mississippi river and claims the valley for fance and names it louisiana
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War between british and french, known as the french and indian war. The war was fought over claims dispute in ohioh valley