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Jan 1, 1524
Discovery of New York Harbor
Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
Jan 14, 1534
St Lawrence River
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island Along the River Montreal -
Jamestown is Founded
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Founding of Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds thcolony of Quebec -
Small pox Takes Over
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
Pilgrims find English Colony
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New Leatherland is Claimed
Henry Husdon, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland -
Renames England New York
The Duke of York drives out the Durth in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York -
King Phillips War
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
French & Indian War
War between the British and the French, know as the French and Indian war. The war is fought over disputed lands claims in the Ohio Valley -
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississpi
Sieur de la Salle explores the lowe Mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV
