European Nations settle in North America

By Maxschweppe83
  • Apr 15, 1524

    New york discovery

    Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York.
  • Apr 16, 1534

    Montreal

    Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River names an island along the river Montreal.

  • Jamestown is founded

    Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers.

  • colony of Quebec founded

    French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec.

  • land claimed becomes New Netherlands

    Henry Hudson exploring for the Netherlands claims land that will become New netherlands.

  • natives killed by smallpox

    an epidemic of smallpox brought by the europeans kills many antive americans on the new england coast.

  • colony founded in plymouth

    pilgrams from england found an english colony in plymouth, massachusetts.

  • Duke or yorks drives out dutch

    the Duke of york drives out dutch in new Netherlands the duke of york claims colony for england and renames it New York.

  • King Philips war begins

    King Philips war begins in colonial villages of massachusetts between colonists and native americans.

  • mississippi is claimed

    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower mississippi valley river and claims the valley for france and names it louisiana in honor of french king louis XIV

  • war between british and french

    war between british and french known as the french and indean war the war is fought over disputed land claims in the ohio valley.