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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazzano
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an Island along the River Montreal. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers. -
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer, founds the colony of Quebec. -
Smallpox Epidemic
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native American on the New England coast. -
Pilgrims found Colony in Plymouth
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become new Newtherland -
New Netherland becomes New York
The Duke of York drive out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York. -
King Phillip's War
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans. -
Sieur de la Salle claims Louisiana
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. -
French & Indian War
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