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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazano
Verrazano, Sailing for France discovers the New York Harbor. -
Jan 1, 1534
Frenchman Jacques Cartier
French Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an island along the river Montreal. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Frensh Explorer Samuel de Champlain
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
An epidemic of smallpox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
Pilgrims from England
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
The 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.