European Nations Settle in North America

  • 1534

    Navigating the St. Lawrence River

    Navigating the St. Lawrence River
    Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an island along the River, Montreal.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English Settlers.
  • Quebec was founded

    Quebec was founded
    French explorer, known as Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.
  • Smallpox

    Smallpox
    A smallpox epidemic, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England Coast.
  • Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Pilgrims from England found and English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • New Netherland

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

    New 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 Philip's War

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

    Louisiana
    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower mississippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King, Louis XIV
  • French & Indian War

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