They did. Florida was settled by the Spanish and the first oldest American city is Saint Augustine settled by Spain. They had missions in California. France settled New Orleans along with the Spanish and they were in Canada.
Portugal, Spain, Holland (Netherlands), England, France.
The first counties to establish colonies in America were Spain, France, and Great Britain
Spain was able to establish colonies in large areas of both continents.
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There were actually SEVEN countries which set up colonies in the Americas: Spain, Portugal, France, England, Holland, Sweden and Russia
All were in North America to establish colonies and collect resources.
Spain's two most important colonies in the Americas were Mexico and Peru. Those two colonies had the rich mines.
Spain, France, and England were Eurpoean nations that were the most successful Your Welcome!!!! I would hardly call it a honor or success.
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Of the European colonial powers, Belgian had the least impact on the American continents. Belgium did not establish any significant colonies in the Americas, unlike countries like Spain, Portugal, France, and England.
Mining gold and silver was most important in colonies that belonged to Spain, as they sought to establish a strong economy based on extracting and exporting precious metals from their territories in the Americas.
Spain strengthened its colonies in the Americas by offering free land to Spanish aristocrats. Many of the their descendants still in those areas today.