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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazzand
A french sailor who discovers the New York Harbor. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier
French Sailor, who navigated St. Lawrence and named an Island along the way Montreal. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers. -
Samuel de Champlain
Founds the colony of Quebec for the French. -
Henry Hudson
Exploring for the Dutch, claims land that will be New Netherlands. -
Native Killing
Epidemic of small pox, brought by europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
PIlgrims
From England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Mass. -
Duke of York
Drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. Claims the colony for England and renames it New York. -
King Phillip's War
Begins in Colonial villages of Msss., between colonists and Natives -
Sieur de la Salle
Explores the lower Mississippi Valley River, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor the French King Louis -
French and Indian War
War between the Brits and the French, the war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley
