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1524
New York Harbor
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers the New York Harbor -
1534
St. Lawrence River
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island along the Montreal River -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec -
New Netherland
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 -
Plymouth
Pilgrims for England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusets -
New York
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 -
King Phillip's War
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
Louisiana
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV -
French & Indian War
War between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims the Ohio Valley
