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Jan 1, 1524
Verrazzand
Verrazzand, saling for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Period: Jan 1, 1524 to
North American Exploration Timeline
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Jan 1, 1534
Cartier
Frenchman Jacques Cartier navigate the St. Lawrence River names an Island Along the RIver Montreal. -
Quebec
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Husdon, 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. -
Duke
The Duke if York drives out the Dutch in New Netherland. The Duke of York claims the colony for England and renames it New York. -
Massachusetts
King Phillip's War ebings in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, bewteen colonies and Native Americans. -
War
War beteween the British and French, known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohion Valley.
