European nations settle in North America

verrazzand discovers new york harbor

Jan 15, 1524

verrazzand, sailing for france discovers new york harbor.

jacques cartier

Jan 1, 1534

frenchman jacques cartier navigate the st. lawrence river names an island along the river montreal

jamestown

Jan 1, 1607

jamestown is founded on the coast of virginia by 100 english settler

samuel de chamolain

Jan 1, 1608

french explorer, samuel de champlain, founds the colony of quebec

henry hudson

Jan 1, 1609

henry hudson, exploring for the netherlands, claims land that will become netherland.

smallpox

Jan 1, 1616

An epedemic of smallpox, brought by europeans, kills many native americans on the new england coast.

pilgrims

Jan 1, 1620

pilgrams from england found an english colony in plymouth, massachusetts.

duke

Jan 15, 1664

The duke of york drives out the dutch in new netherland. the duke of york claims the colony for england and renames it new york

king phillip

Jan 1, 1675

king phillip's war begins in colonial villages of massachusett, between colonist and native americans.

sieur de la salle

Jan 1, 1683

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

war between british and french

Jan 1, 1754

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.