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Jan 18, 1524
Verrazzand discovers New York Harbor
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Samuel de Champlain found the Quebec colony
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henry hudson exploring for the netherlands claims land that will become new netherland
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An epidemic of small pox brought by Europeans kills many native americans on the new england coast
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Pilgrims from england found an english colon in plymouth massachusetts
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the duke of 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 of massachusetts, between colonists and native americans
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Sieur de la salle explores the lower mississippi calley river and claims the valley for france and names it louisiana in honor of the french king Louis XIV
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French and Indian war