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European Nations Settle in North America

  • Verrazzano discovers New York Harbor
    Apr 15, 1524

    Verrazzano discovers New York Harbor

    He was sailing for France
  • Jacues Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River
    Apr 15, 1534

    Jacues Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River

    He finds island on the River Montreal and names it.
  • Jamestown Founded

    Jamestown Founded

    It was founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers
  • Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec

    Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec

    He was a French explorer
  • Henry Hudson claims New Netherlands

    Henry Hudson claims New Netherlands

    He was exploring for the Netherlands.
  • Pligrims found Plymouth

    Pligrims found Plymouth

    This colony is in Massachusetsa dn the pilgrims were from England.
  • Smallpox kills many Native Americans

    Smallpox kills many Native Americans

    They were on the New England Coast
  • Duke of York claims/renames colony New York

    Duke of York claims/renames colony New York

    They did this by driving the Dutch out of New Netherlands
  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War

    This war began in Colonial villages in Massachusetts between colonists and Native Americans
  • Sieur de la Salle claims Louisiana

    Sieur de la Salle claims Louisiana

    It was named in honor of the French King Louis XIV and located at the lower end of the Mississippi River
  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War

    War between the British and the French to claim the Ohio Valley.