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European Nations Settle

By Katie_Clark22
  • Jan 1, 1524

    Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor

    Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawerence River names an island along the River Montreal

    Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawerence River names an island along the River Montreal

  • Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers

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

  • French Explorers, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec

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

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

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

  • An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native American on the New England coastE

    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native American on the New England coastE

  • Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

  • 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

    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

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

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

  • Sier da 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

    Sier da 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

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

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