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Apr 17, 1524
Verrazzano finds New York
Verrazzano, sailing for France, discovers New York Harbor. -
Oct 3, 1534
Montreal Named
Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal. -
Jamestown was founded
Jamestown was founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded the colony of Quebec. -
New Netherlands found
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Smallpox Epidemic
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many Native Americans on the New England coast. -
Plymouth founded
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New York Created
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. -
King Philip's War
King Philip's War begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, between Colonists, and Native Americans. -
Mississippi explored
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. -
The French Indian War
The war between the British and the French was known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio River Valley.