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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazzano
Verazzano, sailing from France doscovers New York Harbor. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Quebec is Founded
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson, exploring the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Smallpox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the Ne England coast. -
Plymouth
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherlands. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York. -
French and Indian War
War between the British and French, knows as the French and Indian War. This war was fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.