North American Discover

Verrazzand

Jan 1, 1524

Verrazzand, sailing for france discovers New York Harbor.

Jacques Cartier

Feb 27, 1534

Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate teh St. Lawrence River names an Island Along the River Montreal.

Jamestown

Jan 14, 1607

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

Samuel de Champlain

Jan 31, 1608

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

Netherlands

Feb 14, 1609

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

Smallpox

Feb 7, 1616

An epidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills any native Americans on teh New England Coast.

Pilgrims

Feb 6, 1620

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

Dutch

Mar 27, 1641

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

Feb 22, 1675

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

French and Indian War

Jan 17, 1754

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.

Mississippi

Mar 20, 1773

Sieur de la Salle explores the lower Mississippi Valley river, and claims th valley for France an names it Louisiana in Honor of the French King Louis XlV.