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Apr 1, 1524
Verrazzano
Verrazzano, sailing for France discovers New York Harbor. -
Apr 1, 1554
Jacques Cartier
Frenchman Jacqes Cartier navigates the St. Lawrence River and names an island along the River Montreal. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hidson, exploring for the Netherlands, claims land that will become New Netherland. -
Smallpox
An empidemic of smallpox, brought by Europeans, kills many native Americans on teh New England coast. -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims from England found an English Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
The Duke of York
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
King Phillip's war begins in Colonial villages of Massachusetts, between colonists and Native Americans. -
British and French
War between British and French, known as the French and Indian War. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio Valley.