European Nations settle in North America Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1524

    Verrazzano discoveres New York Harbor

    Verrazzano discoveres New York Harbor
    Giovanni da Verrazzano an Italian in that sailed for France discovers New York Harbor
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Montreal

    Montreal
    Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence river names an island along the River Montreal.

  • Jamestown

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

  • New Netherland

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

  • Smallpox brought to native Americans

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

  • Plymouth, Massachusetts

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

  • New York

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

  • King Philip's War

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

  • Louisiana

    Louisiana
    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.

  • French Indian War

    French 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.

  • Quebec

    Quebec
    Fench explorer, Samuel de Champlain, found the conlony or Quebec.