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1524
Verrazzano
sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
1534
frenchman 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 -
french explorer
samuel de champlain founds the colony of Quebec -
Henry Hudson
exploring for the Netherlands claims land that will become new Netherland -
an epidemic of smallpox
brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast -
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 -
king phillips war
begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts between colonist and native Americans -
sier 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 -
war between British and french
known as the french and indian war. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio valley
