I assume you're talking about colonization in the Americas. Christopher Columbus started it. But their were Vikings who went there too.
The colonization of the Americas was led by global expansion, the search for gold and resources, and the spreading of Christianity.
Spanish colonization of the Americas was created in 1525.
Spanish colonization of the Americas ended in 1821.
Columbus landing started the colonization of the Americas.
Further European colonization of the Americas was prohibited.
The Monroe Doctrine called for a stop to European colonization of the Americas.
1492 with Christopher Colombus
The item that led to exploration of the New World was the desire for direct routes by sea. The English wanted more money and more power.
It began in the 1500's
Archaic, formative, classic, postclassic
Monroe Doctrine
Atlantic Coast
The discovery of the Americas led to a substantial increase in the demand for slaves. European colonization and the establishment of plantations created a need for cheap labor, which was fulfilled by the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery became a fundamental part of the economic system in the Americas, with millions of African slaves forcibly brought to work in industries such as agriculture and mining.