European Timeline

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  • May 15, 1524

    Verrezzano discovers New York Harbor

    Verrezzano discovers New York Harbor
  • May 15, 1534

    Jacque Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an island

    Jacque Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an island

  • Jamestown is founded by 100 English settlers

    Jamestown is founded by 100 English settlers

  • Samuel De Champlain finds Quebec

    Samuel De Champlain finds Quebec

  • Henry Hudson claims found land as New Netherlands

    Henry Hudson claims found land as New Netherlands

  • Chickenpox kills many Native Americans along the New England Coast

    Chickenpox kills many Native Americans along the New England Coast

  • Pilgrims from England found an English colony in Plymouth

  • The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland, renames it New York

    The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland, renames it New York

  • King Phillip's war begins in Colonial Villages

    King Phillip's war begins in Colonial Villages

  • Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river claiming french land

    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river claiming french land

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war