England, France, Spain and the Netherlands
establishing colonies in North America
Establishing colonies in North America
Establishing colonies in North America. Apex
Establishing colonies in North America. Apex
1- The colonies offered political freedoms not found in European countries. 2- European countries could sell colonial goods in Asia. 3- Colonies provided manufactured goods for European countries. 4- Colonies provided cheap raw materials for European nationa.
That was the time of the colonialism, so, all the European countries went on trying to get more land for its people because they had to get richer to not to get out of business. The England colonized the north America because of this reason, they established the thirteen colonies with a great strategy: the north colonies would serve like the headquarters of the metropole on the new continent and the ones by the south would be extractivists colonies. Then, the England could control the things in the north America, without being afraid of get out of business.
to expand territory (empire), to gain resources, and trade.
Germany
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European countries that explored the North American continent include Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands. Each of these nations established colonies and trading posts in various regions of North America during the Age of Exploration.
The original European colony in North America were Vikings from Greenland, which was part of the Greenland-Iceland-Denmark-Norway grouping of kingdoms.Later, the following European countries established colonies of some sort in North America, in relative order of the [geographic] size of their colonies:SpainUnited Kingdom (specifically England & Scotland)FranceRussiaPortugalSwedenNetherlandsGermanyDenmarkNaturally, both the geographic and population size of these colonies varied widely over time. In terms of modern impact, the top three are the only ones which have had a significant long-term influence.
Spain , England , and France