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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazzand discovers New York Harbor
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Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River
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Jamestown is founded by English settlers
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Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec
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Henry Hudson claims New Netherland
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An epidemic of smallpox kills many Native Americans
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Pilgrims from England found the colony of Plymouth
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The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland and names it New York
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King Phillip's War begins in Massachusetts
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Sieur de la Salle explores the Mississippi Valley river and names it Louisiana
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French & Indian War