European Nations Settle in America By NevaehN Period: 1523 to 1528 Sailing for France Period: 1534 to 1541 Navigating the St. Lawrence River Period: 1542 to 1543 Mississippi Valley River Exploration Period: 1607 to 1607 Jamestown was Discovered Period: 1608 to 1608 Founded the Quebec Period: 1609 to 1609 Netherlands being Claimed Period: 1620 to 1620 Finding the English Colony Period: 1633 to 1633 Claiming the Colony of England and Renaming Period: 1675 to 1678 King Philip's War begins in Mississippi Period: 1754 to 1783 War Between British and French Period: 1966 to 1980 Epidemic of Smallpox occurs