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1524
New York Harbor
Verrazano sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
1524
Jacques Cartier
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 -
Colony of Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec -
New Netherland
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland -
Epidemic of smallpox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast -
English Colony
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
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
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 begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans -
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
