Verrazzand, sailing for france discovers New York Harbor.
Jan 19, 1535
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island Along the River Montreal
Jan 19, 1570
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast
Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virgina by 100 English settlers.
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherlands. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York.
King Philip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley River, 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 Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley
