European Nations Settle in North America

By bboyle
  • France Discovers New York Harbor
    Jan 18, 1524

    France Discovers New York Harbor

    Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.
  • Naming of an Island Along the River Montreal
    Jan 18, 1535

    Naming of an Island Along the River Montreal

    Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island Along the River Montreal.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers.
  • Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec.

    Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec.

    French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony Quebec.
  • New Netherlands

    New Netherlands

    Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland.
  • Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.
  • Duke of York

    Duke of York

    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's War Begins

    King Phillip's War Begins

    King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.