European Colonization Timeline

By s652288@enterprisestudents.net
  • 1524

    Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed to North America in search of a sea route to the Pacific

    He did not find the route, but Verrazzano did discover what is today New York harbor.

  • The nations of Europe also colonized the Caribbean

    he French seized control of present-day Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. The English settled Barbados and Jamaica.

  • The Dutch government granted the company permission to colonize the region and expand the fur trade.

    he Dutch holdings in North America became known as New Netherland

  • The Dutch captured what are now the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba from Spain

    On these islands, the Europeans built huge cotton and sugar plantations. These products, although profitable, demanded a large and steady supply of labor

  • Jacques Marquette explores the Mississippi river

    His and others' exploration of the Mississippi helped to establish France's empire in North America. Most people who moved to French colonies in North America were traders, not settlers.