European Nations Settle in North America

  • 1524

    New York Harbor

    New York Harbor
    Verrazano sailing for France discovers New York Harbor
  • 1524

    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
  • Colony of Quebec

    Colony of Quebec
    French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec
  • New Netherland

    New Netherland
    Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland
  • Epidemic of smallpox

    Epidemic of smallpox
    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast
  • English Colony

    English Colony
    Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • 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
  • Honor of the French King Louis XIV

    Honor of the French King Louis XIV
    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Vallwy River, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV
  • King Phillip's War

    King Phillip's War
    King Phillip's war begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans
  • French & Indian War

    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