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Jan 1, 1524
New York Harbor discovered
Verrazzand, who sailed for France discovered the New York Harbor. -
Jan 1, 1534
Island is named
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River, and names an island along the river Montreal -
Jamestown Founded
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec. -
New Netherland
Henry Hudson, who explored the Netherlands, claims that will become the New Netherland. -
Smallpox
Smallpox brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
English Colony founded
Pilgrims from England founded an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
The Duke of York
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 Phillip's War
The King Phillip's War began in Colonial villages of Massachusetts between colonists and Native Americans -
Valley Claimed for France
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for Franch and names it Louisiana in Honer of the French King Louis XIV. -
French & Indian War!
War begain between the British and the French, known as the French & Indian War. The war was fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.
