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European Nations Settle in North America

By asienknecht
  • Mar 1, 1524

    Verrazzano, discoverers the New York Harbor

    Verrazzano, discoverers the New York Harbor
    He wanted to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean but instead he found this.
  • 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    Jacques Cartier
    Went down the St. Lawrence river

  • Jamestown is founded

    Jamestown is founded
    The 100 english settlers were called the Virginia Company

  • Samuel de Champlain

    Samuel de Champlain
    Founded the Colony of Quebec

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    Explores the Netherlands

  • Smallpox Epidemic

    Smallpox Epidemic
    Many Native Americans died

  • Pilgrims

    Pilgrims
    They founded a second colony

  • The Duke of York

    The Duke of York
    Claims New York as a colony

  • King Philips War

    King Philips War
    It begins in Massachusetts

  • Sieur de la Salle

    Sieur de la Salle
    Claims Mississippi Valley for French

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    This war was caused over land claims in the Ohio Valley