The nation claimed the land previously inhabited or controlled by another group or nation for purposes of asserting sovereignty or ownership over that territory. This claim is often made through historical, legal, or political justifications.
The United Kingdom and Russia were the countries with the two largest empires in the world, meaning the most claimed land. However, Spain and the United Kingdom could be tied because the two countries both claimed all of the Americas (of course these claims were unrealistic and not recognized).
Christopher Columbus claimed land in the New World for both Spain and Portugal during his voyages.
Countries that claimed land along the Pacific coast include the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Australia.
Explorers claimed the new land for their home country, established settlements or trading posts, mapped the terrain, interacted with indigenous peoples, and exploited the resources they found.
Spain
Spain did.
africa
England
England.
France claimed the most of the land in North Africa.
Spain originally claimed the land west of the Mississippi. However, Russia claimed Alaska and some of the west coast. Mexico had won independence from Spain in 1810. Then Napoleon of France conquered Spain and all of its lands.
The nation claimed the land previously inhabited or controlled by another group or nation for purposes of asserting sovereignty or ownership over that territory. This claim is often made through historical, legal, or political justifications.
Spain explored and claimed the largest amount of land in the New World by 1600.
Spain did! =)
The Spanish.
there most likely is. it is probably the land that has yet to be discovered.