The first country to successfully colonize the Americas was Spain. The first peoples to start colonies in the Americas, if we are to not include the Natives who came from Russia, are the Vikings. Leif Eriksson of Greenland sailed to North America (specifically Canada) and established a colony, which after losing connection to its mother-country, Greenland, dissolved. This Viking colonization of North America occurred over 500 years before Christopher Columbus' birth.
England
The Spaniards (Spain) were the first European settlers in North America.
There has never been a president of North America. North America is a continent, not a country.
France
Spain was the first country to claim land in North America.
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It was difficult for the first English settlers to colonize in North America because of the time of year that they arrived in the Colonies. There was little time to prepare before harsh winter weather set in. Many people were left without the proper clothing and shelter to survive. Food was also very scarce.
Britain, France and Spain were the first countries to colonize in the New World. Spain was the first, since it was the most powerful European country, adn it colonized Mexico and the West. France's colonies were farther north, in what is now Canada. Britain was last to colonize and it had the 13 bristish colonies split in three colonies: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
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They were actually from the north coast of Africa