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Jan 1, 1524
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Jan 1, 1534
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
Frenchmen Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island along the River Montreal. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded the colony of Quebec. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
Henry Hudson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many Native Americans on the New England coast. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
The Duke of York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renamed it New York. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
King Philip's War begins in colonial villages of Massachusetts, between Colonists and Native Americans. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
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. -
Europeans Discover NorthAmerica
War between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio River Valley.
