They used ships from various European countries, usually taking anywhere from a few weeks to months to arrive. The very first European settlers (Vikings) took a route from Iceland -> Greenland -> Newfoundland on longboats. Later arrivals primarily took a northern route, passing south of Newfoundland, from Britain or France to arrive at New England or New France. In other places, Spain took a southerly route from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean. In Alaska, Russians crossed from the Bering Strait into the Aleutian Islands and Alaskan Panhandle, moving south towards California.
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The first European settlers to arrive in Australia were convicts from England, guarded by a large number of marines and officers.
The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth were looking for a place where they could preserve their culture and worship freely.
1609, is the year that the first settlers arrived in Bermuda.
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