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verrazzand, sailing for france discovers new york harbor.
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frenchman jacques cartier navigate the st. lawrence river names an island along the river montreal
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jamestown is founded on the coast of virginia by 100 english settler
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french explorer, samuel de champlain, founds the colony of quebec
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henry hudson, exploring for the netherlands, claims land that will become netherland.
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An epedemic of smallpox, brought by europeans, kills many native americans on the new england coast.
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pilgrams from england found an english colony in plymouth, massachusetts.
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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
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king phillip's war begins in colonial villages of massachusett, between colonist and native americans.
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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
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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.
