European Nations Settle In North America

By jadonspear
  • May 12, 1524

    Verrazano

    Verrazano
    Verrazano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.
  • May 12, 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier
    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

    Samuel de Champlain
    French explore, Samuel de Champlain, Founds the colony of Quebec.

  • Henry Hudson

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

  • Smallpox

    Smallpox
    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, Kills many native Americans on the New England Coast.

  • Plymouth

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

  • Mississippi Valley

    Mississippi Valley
    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 lotus XIV.

  • British and France

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

  • King Phillip's War

    King Phillip's War
    King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of 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.