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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazzano
sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
Jamestown
Is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Sanuel de Champlain
Finds the colony of Quebec -
Henry Hudson
exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland -
An epidemic of Smallpox
brought by Europeans kills many native americans on the New England coast -
Pilgrims from England
found an English colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
The Duke of York
drives out the Dutch in New Netherlands. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York -
Jacques Cartier
Navigates the St. Lawrence river names and island along the River Montreal -
King Phillip's war
begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Sieur de la Salle
explores the lower Mississippi Volley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV -
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
