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Apr 24, 1524
verrazzand
Sailing for France discovers New York Harbor -
Apr 24, 1534
frenchman jacques cartier
Navigate the st.lawrence river names an island along the river montreal. -
jamestown
Was founded on the coast of virginia by 100 english settlers -
samuel de champlain
french explore samuel de champlain, founds the colony of quebec -
henry hudson
exploring for the netherlands, claims land that will become new netherland -
smallpox
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 massaschusetts -
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 -
king phillip
king phillip's war begins in colonial villages of massachusetts between colonists and native americans -
sieur de la salle
he explores the lower mississippi valley river, and claims the valley for france and names it louisiana in honor of the french king louis XIV -
french and indian war
war between the vritish and french, known as the french and indian war the war is fought over disputed land claims in the ohio valley
