European Nations Settle in North America

By Kiburis1
  • Apr 15, 1524

    Verrazzo, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor

    Verrazzo, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor
  • Apr 18, 1534

    Frenchman Jacues Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal.

  • Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virgina by 100 English settlers.

  • French explorer, Samuael de Champlin, founds the colony of Quebec.

    French explorer, Samuael de Champlin, founds the colony of Quebec.

  • An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native americans on the New England coast.

    An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native americans on the New England coast.

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

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

  • Henry Hudson, exploring for the netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland.

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

  • 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

    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 Philip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

    King Philip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

  • Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Missisippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisians in honor of the French king Louis XIV

    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Missisippi Valley river, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisians in honor of the French king Louis XIV

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

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