The History of Port-Royal, Acadia

1492 - North America is discovered by Christopher Columbus.
    [In 1000 A.D., Norse settlers lived along the shores
    of northeast America.]

1497/1498 - Atlantic coast as far as Newfoundland was
    explored in the name of the King of England
    by John Cabot and son Sebastian.

1524 - In the name of the King of France, Giovanni de
    Verrazano sailed from Georgia to the entrance
    of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, hoping to find
    westerly route from Europe to India and China.

1534 - Canada becomes a possession in the name of France
    Jacques Cartier. Having explored the northern coast
    of the Gulf of St-Lawrence, Cartier returned home to
    St-Malo in France. He explored the St. Lawrence as far as
    Stadacona (Québec)and Hochelaga (Montréal) the following
    year and for a third and last time he explored the St-Lawrence in 1537.

1605 - Port-Royal, Acadia founded by the French.

1607 - Jamestown, Virginia settled by the English.

1608 - Québec is founded by the French which they found was a natural fortress
    on the St. Lawrence River

1620 - Plymouth Rock Massachusetts

1626 - Manhattan Island, New Amsterdam (New York City) is founded by the Dutch

1630- Boston, Massachusetts founded by Winthrop

1634 - Trois-Rivières, Québec founded by LaViolette

1642 - Montréal by Maisonneuve

1663 - South Carolina founded by Sir Berkeley and Lord Shaftesbury

1681 - Pennsylvania established by William Penn