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1524
Verrazano
Verrazano sailed for France and discovers New York Harbor -
1534
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an island along the Montreal River -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded on coast of Virginia by English settlers -
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer Samuel de Champlain founds the colony of Quebec -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson claims land that will become New Netherland -
Smallpox
Smallpox brought over my Europeans kills many Native Americans -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims from England found an English colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts -
Duke of York
Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Dude of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York -
Sieur de la Salle
Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims the colony the valley for France and names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XIV -
King Phillip
King Phillip's War begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts between colonists and Native Americans -
War between the 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
