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May 12, 1524
Verrazzano finds New York Harbor
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May 12, 1534
Jacques Cartier names an island on the River Montreal
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Jamestown is founded
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Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec
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Henry Hudson claims New Netherlands
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Smallpox epidemic kills many native americans in New England
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Pilgrims Found Plymouth Massachusetts.
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Duke of York renames New Netherlands New York
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King Philip's war starts colonist against natives.
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Sieur de la Salle claims Loisianna covering the Mississippi river vally
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French and Indian war begins
