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Verrazzano, sailing for france discovers New York Harbor
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Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence river names an island along the river montreal
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Jamestown is founded on the coast of virginia by 100 English Settlers
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Henry Hudson exploring for the netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands
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An epidemic of smallpox, brought by the europeans, kills many native americans on the new england coast.
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pilgrims from england found an english colony in plymouth, massachusetts
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The duke of New York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The duke of york claims the colony for england and renames it New York.
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King Phillip's war begins in colonial villages o massachusetts, between colonists and the native americans
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Seiur de Salle explores the lower missisippi valley river, and daims the valley for france and names it louisiana in honor of the french king Louis XIV
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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
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French explorer, samuel de champlain, counds the colony of quebec
