europe nations settle in north america By hannahmarquand 1507 Verrazano sailing for France discovers New York harbor 1534 frenchman cariter navigates the St. lawrence river names and island along the river montreal 1607 Jamestown was founded 1607 Henry Hudson explores netherlands claims land that will become new netherlands 1608 French explorer Samual De Champlin found colony in Qubec 1620 pilgrims found and english colony 1664 the duke of new york drives out the dutch in the new netherlands the duke of new york claims the colony for england and renames it new york 1670 king Philips war begins 1687 Sieur de la salle expolers the lower Mississippi valley river and claimes the valley for france 1754 war between the British and the French also known as the French and Indian war 1770 an epidemic of smallpox brought by the Europeans kills many native Americans
