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Apr 15, 1524
Verrazzano discovers New York Harbor
He was sailing for France -
Apr 15, 1534
Jacues Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River
He finds island on the River Montreal and names it. -
Jamestown Founded
It was founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec
He was a French explorer -
Henry Hudson claims New Netherlands
He was exploring for the Netherlands. -
Pligrims found Plymouth
This colony is in Massachusetsa dn the pilgrims were from England. -
Smallpox kills many Native Americans
They were on the New England Coast -
Duke of York claims/renames colony New York
They did this by driving the Dutch out of New Netherlands -
King Philip's War
This war began in Colonial villages in Massachusetts between colonists and Native Americans -
Sieur de la Salle claims Louisiana
It was named in honor of the French King Louis XIV and located at the lower end of the Mississippi River -
French & Indian War
War between the British and the French to claim the Ohio Valley.