European Explorers

By TheMittenWizard
  • Verrazzano finds New York Harbor
    May 12, 1524

    Verrazzano finds New York Harbor

  • Jacques Cartier names an island on the River Montreal
    May 12, 1534

    Jacques Cartier names an island on the River Montreal

  • Jamestown is founded

    Jamestown is founded

  • Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec

    Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec

  • Henry Hudson claims New Netherlands

    Henry Hudson claims New Netherlands

  • Smallpox epidemic kills many native americans in New England

    Smallpox epidemic kills many native americans in New England

  • Pilgrims Found Plymouth Massachusetts.

    Pilgrims Found Plymouth Massachusetts.

  • Duke of York renames New Netherlands New York

    Duke of York renames New Netherlands New York

  • King Philip's war starts colonist against natives.

    King Philip's war starts colonist against natives.

  • Sieur de la Salle claims Loisianna covering the Mississippi river vally

    Sieur de la Salle claims Loisianna covering the Mississippi river vally

  • French and Indian war begins

    French and Indian war begins

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