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1524
New York Harbor
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
1567
colony of Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded the colony of Quebec. -
creation of Jamestown
100 English settlers founded Jamestown -
discovery of the New Netherlands
Henry Hudson found new and that became New Netherland. -
small pox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many Native
Americans on the New England coast. -
navigating the st Lawrence
Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal. -
Plymouth colony
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
the creation of New York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renamed it New York. -
native vs colonist war
a War begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, between Colonists and Native Americans. -
discovery of 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 and Indian war
War between the British and French over land
