They wanted to colonize it.
to be jackasses
The Europeans respected that America had already colonized that territory and created a viable nation-state there.
Since 1492 when Columbus discovered the Americas.
Native Americans culture was disrupted and they were removed from ancestral lands as Europeans began to colonize North America.
The first Europeans to colonize India were the Portuguese at Goa, followed by the Dutch, French, and finally, the British.
Two major reasons for Europeans to colonize the American continent are freedom and opportunity.
Colonization in America began in after Christopher Columbus Found the Americas in 1492. But Europeans did not land here to completely colonize America until 1607.
No they did not. They colonize them to bring slaves from Africa there to work. The fertile soil and plenty of resources are there. The europeans would then ship the produce back to Europe and sell them
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The lust for gold enticed the spanish to colonize and decimate the local population in south america. the search for the mythical city of El Dorado was also a decisive factor.