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Verrazzano discovers New York Harbor while sailing for France
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Navigates the St. Lawrence River, names an island along the river Montreal
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Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers
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Samuel founds the colony of Quebec
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Claims land for the Netherlands a that will become New Netherland
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An epidemic of smallpox kills many native Americans on the New England coast
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English pilgrims found an English colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
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The Duke of York takes over New Netherland and renames it New York
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Begins in Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans
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Explores lower Mississippi Valley and honors King Louis XIV by naming it Louisiana
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A war between the French and British. Fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley
