European Nations Settle in North America - Timeline

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  • Apr 15, 1524

    Verrazzano

    Verrazzano
    Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor.
  • Apr 15, 1534

    Frenchman

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

  • Jamestown

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

  • French explorer

    French explorer
    French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec.

  • An epidemic of smallpox

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

  • Pilgrims

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

  • King Phillip's

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

  • Henry Hudson

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

  • The Duke

    The Duke
    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.

  • Sieur

    Sieur
    Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississipi Valley river, and claimes 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
    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.