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1534
Jacques Cartier
Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River names an island along with the River Montreal. -
1554
New York Harbor
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Samual de Champlain
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded the colony of Quebec. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Pilgrims for English colony
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
The Duke of York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renamed it New York. -
King Phillips War
King Philip's War begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, became Colonists and Native Americans. -
Sieur de la Salle
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river and claims the Valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV. -
French and Indian War
The war between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio River Valley. -
Smallpox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many Native Americans on the New England coast.