European Nations Settle in North America Timeline

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  • May 12, 1524

    Verranzzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor

    Verranzzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor
  • May 12, 1534

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts

  • 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

    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

  • 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.

    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.

  • 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.

    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.