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