European Nations Settle in North America

New York Harbor

Apr 23, 1524

Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.

Naming of an Island

Apr 23, 1534

Frenchman jacues Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal.

Jamestown Founded

Apr 23, 1607

Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers.

Quebec was Founded

Apr 23, 1608

French exploer, Samuel de Camplain, founds the colony of Quebec.

Deadly Disease

Apr 23, 1616

An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast.

Pymouth, Massachusetts

Apr 23, 1620

Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

New Netherland

Apr 23, 1621

Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland.

Duke of York

Apr 23, 1664

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 Phillips

Apr 23, 1675

King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.

Mississippi Valley

Apr 23, 1683

Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and cliams the v alley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV.

War between Brittish and French

Apr 23, 1754

War between the British and French known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.