Because they wanted something
The majority of slaves brought to the Americas from 1500 to 1870 came to Brazil
Because they wanted something
The Portugees
to trade and claim land
Some people refer to the time before Europeans arrived in the Americas as Pre-Colonial days. The Europeans went through a period of Renaissance before the Colonists first came to the Americas.
The Wampanogs
Many Europeans came to the Americas in search of fame and fortune.
The Dutch first settled there in the 1500's, then later to be taken over by the British in 1814, then eventually became an independent nation in 1966.
EXCEPT FOR NATIVE AMERICANS, THE AMERICAS ARE POPULATED BY EUROPEANS
Explorers that were finding a water route to asia.
slavery in the Americas started when the Europeans came over and they started to enslave the native people
When the Europeans came to the Americas they had an impact on the Indians. They brought diseases that killed over 3/4 of the indians.