Verrazzano, Sailing for France discovers new York Harbor
May 12, 1534
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names and island along the River Montreal.
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded the colony of Quebec.
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 Netherland, claims land that will become New Netherland.
The Duke of York drives out the New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony fro England and renames it New York.
King Philip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts between colonists and Native Americans.
Sieur de la Salle explorers the lower Mississippi Valley River, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana n Honor of the french King Louis XIV.
War between the British and French, known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over distributes land claims in the Ohio Valley.
