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1524
New York Harbor
Verrazano, sailing for France discovered New York Harbor -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the east coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Qubec. -
New Netherland
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims the land that will become New Netherland -
Smallpox kills natives
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrims from England form an English colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New York
The Duke of York drives out eh Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York. -
Montreal
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an island along the river, Montreal. -
King Phillip's War begins
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Exploration of lower Mississippi Valley
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi River Valley and claims the land for France, names it Louisana for King Louis XIV -
French and Indian war
A war between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in Ohio Valley.
