European Nationas Settle in North America

Finding New York

Jan 1, 1524

Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor

Jaques Cartier names an Island

Jan 18, 1534

Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St.Lawrence River names an Island along the river Montreal.

Jamestown Founded

Jan 18, 1607

Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers.

Quebec Founded

Jan 18, 1608

French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec

Smallpox kills Native Americans

Jan 18, 1616

An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast.

Pilgrims land in Massachusetts

Jan 19, 1620

Pilgrims from Englad found an English colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Claiming of New Netherland

Jan 18, 1621

Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland.

Duke of York drives out the Dutch

Jan 19, 1655

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.

War Between colonists and native Americans begins

Jan 18, 1675

King Phillip's war begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.

French & Indian War

Jan 18, 1754

War between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.

Sieur de la Salle claims Mississippi Valley for France

Jan 19, 2012

Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Lousiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV