Verrazano, sailing forFrance discovers New York Harbor
May 12, 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 an english colony in plymouth, Massachusetts
The duke of york drives out the Dutch in New Neitherland. The Duke of york claims the colony for England and renames it New York
King phillips War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.
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
War between the British and French, known as the French and India War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.
