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Jan 18, 1524
France Discovers New York Harbor
Verrazzand, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Jan 18, 1535
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 is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec.
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony Quebec. -
New Netherlands
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans. -
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 in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans.
