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European Nations Settle in North America

By Madde45
  • Verrazzand
    Apr 23, 1524

    Verrazzand

    Sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.
  • River Montreal
    Apr 23, 1534

    River Montreal

    Frechman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River name an island along the river.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers.
  • Epidemic of smallpox

    Epidemic of smallpox

    Brought by Europeans, kills many Native Americans on the New England coast.
  • New Netherland

    New Netherland

    Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land.
  • New York

    New York

    The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony of England and renames it.
  • King Phillip's War

    King Phillip's War

    Begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.
  • Louisiana

    Louisiana

    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Missippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it in honor of the French King Louis XIV.

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