Europeans realized the wealth of the New World, the Western Hemisphere in terms of valuable Natural Resources along with the opportunity to gain power by establishing settlements in the New World.
Power, Spreading Religion, Economic Advantages, Land
And because they were envious of the French who were wealthy with an abundant amount of furs and other resources.
The Europeans of the 1400's were the most technically advanced nations in the world. They colonised almost everywhere to amass more wealth and knowledge.
Nothing "made Europeans colonize"; it was an active decision that they chose to do. They did this for material resources, labor resources, prestige, strategic positions, and religious evangelism.
Ideas of making money from minerals, agricultural products and free land.
The first effort to colonize what is now New York was by the Netherlands. Other explorers from other nations had visited, but the Dutch West India Company came to stay.
The Dutch were the first Europeans to colonize New York City.
Europeans were all about it and wanted to colonize the the lands they "discovered." The Natives hated it; it was the land they were one first, not to mention it was all an open expanse of forest and plains. The Europeans ruined that for the Natives.
Simple. Europe had the power: the technology, the weapons, the money, etc. while these other places had nothing. It was quite easy for the Europeans to take over in most places.
Don't colonize places we call part of a our area of strategic interest.
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.
Spain wanted to protect its colony in Mexico from other Europeans
disease
The First European group to colonize Brazil was...The Spanish
Nothing "made Europeans colonize"; it was an active decision that they chose to do. They did this for material resources, labor resources, prestige, strategic positions, and religious evangelism.
The same reason as all the other Europeans, to colonize the people, rape the land and get rich.
They wanted to colonize it.
Spain - Hernan Cortez
to be jackasses