North America

Verrazzano

Apr 15, 1524

Verazzano, sailing to France discovers New Yorl

Jacques Cartier

Apr 15, 1534

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

Jamestown

Apr 15, 1607

Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 1000 English settlers.

Samuel de Chanplain

Apr 15, 1608

French explorer Samuel de Chanplain, founds the colony of Quebec

Henry Hudson

Apr 15, 1609

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

Smallpox

Apr 15, 1616

An epidemic of smallpox, brought Europeans, kills many native americans on the New England coast.

Pilgrims

Apr 15, 1620

Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth Massachuestts.

The Duke of York

Apr 15, 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

King Phillip

Apr 15, 1675

King Phillip's war begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans

Sieur de la Salle

Apr 15, 1683

Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley River, and claims the valley for France and names it Lousiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV

British and French War

Apr 15, 1754

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