Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.
Period: Jan 1, 1524 to
European Nations Settle in North America
Jan 1, 1534
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal.
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers.
French Explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland.
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many Native Americans on the New England coast.
Pilgrims from England found and English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.
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.
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor of the FrenchKing Louis XIV.
War between the British and French, known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.
