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1524
Verrazzano
Verrazzano discovers New York Harbor while sailing for France -
1534
Jacques Cartier
Navigates the St. Lawrence River, names an island along the river Montreal -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel founds the colony of Quebec -
Henry Hudson
Claims land for the Netherlands a that will become New Netherland -
Smallpox Epidemic
An epidemic of smallpox kills many native Americans on the New England coast -
Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
English pilgrims found an English colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
Duke of York
The Duke of York takes over New Netherland and renames it New York -
King Phillip's War
Begins in Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Sieur de la Salle
Explores lower Mississippi Valley and honors King Louis XIV by naming it Louisiana -
French & Indian War
A war between the French and British. Fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley
