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European Nations

By kaitlyn.sager11
  • 1520

    Smallpox

    Smallpox
    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England Coast.
  • 1524

    Verrazzano

    Verrazzano
    Verrazano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor
  • 1534

    Frenchman

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

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    Jamestown id founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    Explored the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands

  • Samuel de Champlain

    Samuel de Champlain
    French Explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.

  • Pilgrims

    Pilgrims
    Pilgrims from England found English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  • Duke of York

    Duke of York
    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 Philip's

    King Philip's
    King Philip's War began in the Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

  • Sieur De la Salle

    Sieur De la Salle
    Sieur De la Salle explores the lower Mississippi valley river, and claims the valley fro France and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV

  • British and French War

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