European Nations Settle in North America

By bboyle
  • Jan 18, 1524

    France Discovers New York Harbor

    France Discovers New York Harbor
    Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.
  • Jan 18, 1535

    Naming of an Island Along the River Montreal

    Naming of an Island Along the River Montreal
    Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island Along the River Montreal.

  • Jamestown

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

  • Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec.

    Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec.
    French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony Quebec.

  • New Netherlands

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

  • Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.

  • Duke of York

    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 Begins

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