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1524
Discovers New York Harbor
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Jamestown is founded
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Colony of Quebec is founded
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec. -
Small pox epidemic
An epidemic of small pox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New Netherlands
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands. -
Driving out the Dutch
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
King Phillip's War begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans. -
Louisiana is founded
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
War between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.
