European Nations Settle In North America

1609

1609 BCE

Henry Hudson, exploring the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland

1608

1608 BCE

French explorer, Samuel de Champlain , founds the colony of Quebec.

1607

1607 BCE

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

1534

1534 BCE

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

1524

1524 BCE

Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor

1616

Mar 30, 1616

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

1620

Mar 30, 1620

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

1664

Apr 3, 1664

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

1675

Apr 3, 1675

King Phillip's War begins in Colonia villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

1754

Apr 3, 1754

War between the British and French, known as the French & Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley