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Europeans discovered the Americas (including Canada and the US), because they were looking for a sea-route to China, so they could get spices from China. They decided to go West, to get to the East. Of course, they didn't know there was two great big sub-continents in the way! In other words, it was a chance discovery.
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What two groups settled in Canada during 1500s-1900s?
Canada was first inhabited by Indians. Then Vikings came to explore the land. Hope I answered correctly!
When did aboriginal people come to what now is Canada?
They didn't immagrate they lived there for centuries before the europeans and spanish people came along but before they even found Canada they came from some huge ice chunk that connected to... some north western part of the world and couldn't go back after it melted so they learned to survive there... and that's how the Aboriginals came to Canada :)
Why did the Europeans arrive to the Caribbean?
they came to discover jamaica
Why did europeans come to Canada?
to farm but also because Canada is the largest country in north America is why the polish came Germans who came to canada were seeking better lives then what they had over in germany. War broke out. Food was scare.
What was the government of Africa before and after the Europeans came?
Africa is a very large continent. It have more than one kind of government both before and after the Europeans came to the sub-Saharan part of the continent. Europeans have always been an influence on the northern part of Africa, that is near the Mediterranean Sea
What best describes the Europeans who came to North America in the late 1400s and 1500s?
explorers who were searching for a water route to Asia
Why europeans came to the Americas in the 1500s?
Because they wanted something
Why did Europeans leave their homes in the 1500s and 1600s to explore and settle new continents?
People came to America for many reasons, some came for religious persecution and others came because they were searching for money and fame. People who came to America were generally those who didn't live particularly well in Europe and were looking for a new start in the New World
Why is it wrong to say Europeans settled the land when they came to Canada?
It is wrong to day that the Europeans settled the land when they came to Canada because they didn't live there. They just went there to get herbs and spices. It is wrong to day that the Europeans settled the land when they came to Canada because they didn't live there. They just went there to get herbs and spices. _JEssica CHan
Why did Europeans came to live in Mexico?
They were in search of God, gold an glory.
Why did they name the country canada?
The natives called it Kanata but when the Europeans came to Kanata they thought they where saying Canada
When did the European come to Canada?
The first Europeans came to Canada to explore circa 1000A.D.
When did the europeans first land in Canada?
The first Europeans to settle in Canada were Norse. They came around 1000, but did not stay long. The next activity came with Giovanni Caboto, who was exploring for England. After this, explorers from other nations such as the Portugal and Basque started to come to Canada.
Why did first nations help Europeans when they came to Canada?
The first nations helped the Europeans because it was good to trade with them to get metals for fur.
During the earily 1500s the two main reasons the french and English came to the new world was in search of?
gold and a nothwest passage
Who came to Canada from the US and Australia to search for gold?
Miners
What is a good sentence for the word fame?
Many Europeans came to the Americas in search of fame and fortune.
