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Verrazzano sailing for France discovers New York harbor
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Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island along the River Montreal
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Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers
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French Explorer Samuel de Champlain founds colony of Quebec
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Henry hudson exploring for the Netherlands claims land that will become New Netherlands
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An epidemic of smallpox brought by Europeans kills many native Americans on the New England coast
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Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
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The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherlands. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York
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King Phillip's war begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts between colonists and Native Americans
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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
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War between the British and French known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in Ohio Valley
