European Timeline By kayleewhite May 15, 1524 Verrezzano discovers New York Harbor May 15, 1534 Jacque Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an island May 15, 1607 Jamestown is founded by 100 English settlers May 15, 1608 Samuel De Champlain finds Quebec May 15, 1609 Henry Hudson claims found land as New Netherlands May 15, 1616 Chickenpox kills many Native Americans along the New England Coast May 15, 1620 Pilgrims from England found an English colony in Plymouth May 15, 1664 The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland, renames it New York May 15, 1675 King Phillip's war begins in Colonial Villages May 15, 1683 Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river claiming french land May 15, 1754 French and Indian war
