European nations Settle in North America

By Abbie Sixx
  • Jan 1, 1524

    Verrazzano

    Verrazzano
    Sailing for France discovers New York Harbor
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Frenchman Jacques Cartier

    Frenchman Jacques Cartier
    Navigated the St. Lawrence River, named an island along the River Montreal.

  • 100 English Settlers

    100 English Settlers
    founded Jamestown on the Coast of Virginia.

  • Samuel de Champlain

    Samuel de Champlain
    founded colony of Quebec.

  • New Netherland

    New Netherland
    Henry Hudson explored the Netherlands

  • Small Pox

    Small Pox
    brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast.

  • Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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

  • War between Colonial and Natives

    War between Colonial and Natives
    King Phillip's War in Massachusetts between the colonists and the native americans.

  • Sieur de la Salle

    Sieur de la Salle
    explores the lower Mississippi Valley River, and claims the valley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV

  • War between British and French

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

  • The Duke or York

    The Duke or York
    drives out the Ditch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York.