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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazano
Verrazano sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St.Lawrence River names an island along the River Montreal -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Quebec
French explorer Samual de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec -
Epidemic
An epidemic of smallpox brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims from England found an English colony in Plymouth Massachusetts -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands claims land that will become New Netherlands -
The 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 -
King Phillp's
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts between colonists and Native Americans -
Louisiana
Sieur de la Salle explores lower Mississippi Valleyriver and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV -
Indian War
War between the British and French known as the French and Indian war. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley
