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Jan 30, 1524
Verrazzano
Verrazzano, sailing for france discovers New York Harbor -
Jan 30, 1534
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence river names an island along the river montreal -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of virginia by 100 English Settlers -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson exploring for the netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherlands -
An epidemic of smallpox
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by the europeans, kills many native americans on the new england coast. -
pilgrims
pilgrims from england found an english colony in plymouth, massachusetts -
The duke drives out the dutch
The duke of New York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The duke of york claims the colony for england and renames it New York. -
Knig Phillip's war
King Phillip's war begins in colonial villages o massachusetts, between colonists and the native americans -
Seiur de Salle
Seiur de Salle explores the lower missisippi valley river, and daims the valley for france and names it louisiana in honor of the french king Louis XIV -
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 -
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer, samuel de champlain, counds the colony of quebec
