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1524
New York Harbor
In 1542 Verrazano was sailing for France and discovered the New York Harbor. -
1534
Jacques Catier
Frenchman names an island along the River Montreal -
Jamestown
100 English settlers found Jamestown on the coast of Virginia. -
Quebec
Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer, founds the colony of Quebec -
New Netherlands
Henry Hudson, an explorer of the Netherlands, claims land as New Netherlands -
Smallpox
A smallpox epidemic, brought over by Europeans, killed many Native Americans on the New England coat -
Colony in Plymouth
A new colony is established by pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
New York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland, claims the land for England. Names the new are New York -
King Phillip's War
a war begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Mississippi Valley river
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley River and claims it for France, names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV. -
French and Indian War
A war between the British and French begins, war is fought over disputed lands int he Ohio Valley.