European Nations Settle In North America

New York Harbor

Jan 1, 1524

Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.

Frenchmen Jacques Cartier

Jan 1, 1534

Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal.

Jamestown

Jan 1, 1607

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

Quebec

Jan 1, 1608

French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded the colony of Quebec.

Henry Hudson

Jan 1, 1609

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

Smallpox

Jan 1, 1616

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

Pilgrims

Jan 1, 1620

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

Duke of York

Jan 1, 1664

The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renamed it New York.

King Philip's

Jan 1, 1675

King Philip's War begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, between Colonists and Native Americans.

British and French

Jan 1, 1754

War between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War.