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Sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.
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Frechman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River name an island along the river.
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Founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers.
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Brought by Europeans, kills many Native Americans on the New England coast.
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Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land.
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The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony of England and renames it.
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Begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.
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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.
