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European Nations Settle in North America

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  • Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York harbor.
    Jan 1, 1524

    Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York harbor.

  • Frenchman Jacques Carier navigate the St. lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal
    Jan 1, 1534

    Frenchman Jacques Carier navigate the St. lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal

  • Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers

    Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers

  • Frnch explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.

    Frnch explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.

  • An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast

    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast

  • Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

  • Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland

    Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland

  • The Duke of York drives out the Duth in nEW nETHERLAND.

    The Duke of York drives out the Duth in nEW nETHERLAND.

    The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York
  • King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

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

  • Sieru de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley River

    Sieru 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
  • War between the Birtish and the French, Known as the French and Indian War

    War between the Birtish and the French, Known as the French and Indian War

    The war is fought over disputed land claims in te Ohio Valley

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