North American Timeline By COWMAN76 Mar 30, 1534 Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island along the River Montreal. Mar 30, 1542 Verrazano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. Mar 30, 1607 Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. Mar 30, 1608 French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec. Mar 30, 1609 Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. Mar 30, 1616 An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. Mar 30, 1620 Pilgrims from England found and English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mar 30, 1664 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.
