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Feb 3, 1524
New York Harbor
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Colony of Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec. -
New Netherland
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Smallpox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on the New England coast. -
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
Duke of York
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and names it New York. -
French and 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. -
King Philip's War
King Philip's War begins in Colonial Villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans. -
Luisiana
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley River, and claims the valley for France and names it Luisiana in honor of French King Luis XIV.