It ws started in 1603 the same day that Jamestown was created.
Mercantilism was the idea behind the colonization of North America. Europe colonized in North America for profit.
Since 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered some islands in the Caribbean. and started the process of European colonization of the Americas.
Since 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered some islands in the Caribbean. and started the process of European colonization of the Americas.
One of the results of European colonization of Latin America was the introduction of new diseases, such as smallpox, which devastated indigenous populations. This had a significant impact on the demographic makeup of the region.
Spain had the greatest impact on Latin America.
Fertile lands to grow tobacco.
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The European invasion and colonization into the America's to three primary empires; Spain, Portugal and the British. Smaller colonies from the Dutch, Swedes and Russians were also to be found in North America.
The peoples that inhabited the Western Hemisphere before and after the colonization of both North and South America are referred to as Native Americans.
Near extinction, cultural calamity on a vast scale, loss of land…
Further European colonization of the Americas was prohibited.
James Monroe