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Jan 1, 1524
New York Harbor
Verrazzano, sailing for France discover New York Harbor -
Jan 1, 1534
Montreal
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island Along the River Montreal -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, finds the colony of Quebec -
Netherlands
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland -
Smallpox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast -
Pilgrims Find an English Colony
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New York
The Duke of York drives out of the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York