European Nations Settle in America

By nick.tscherter
  • Apr 17, 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. Lawrence River

    Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence 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.

  • colony of Quebec.

    colony of Quebec.

  • Henry Hudson exploring for the Netherlands

    Henry Hudson exploring for the Netherlands
    claims the land as New Netherlands

  • An epidemic of smallpox brought by Europeans

    An epidemic of smallpox brought by Europeans
    it killed many natives americans

  • Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth

    Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth

  • The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland

    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 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.

  • Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river

    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river
    claims the Valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV.

  • French & Indian War.

    French & Indian War.