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Apr 15, 1524
New york discovery
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York. -
Apr 16, 1534
Montreal
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River names an island along the river Montreal. -
Jamestown is founded
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
colony of Quebec founded
French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec. -
land claimed becomes New Netherlands
Henry Hudson exploring for the Netherlands claims land that will become New netherlands. -
natives killed by smallpox
an epidemic of smallpox brought by the europeans kills many antive americans on the new england coast. -
colony founded in plymouth
pilgrams from england found an english colony in plymouth, massachusetts. -
Duke or yorks drives out dutch
the Duke of york drives out dutch in new Netherlands the duke of york claims colony for england and renames it New York. -
King Philips war begins
King Philips war begins in colonial villages of massachusetts between colonists and native americans. -
mississippi is claimed
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower mississippi valley river and claims the valley for france and names it louisiana in honor of french king louis XIV -
war between british and french
war between british and french known as the french and indean war the war is fought over disputed land claims in the ohio valley.