Probably yes considering North America was claimed as part of the British Empire. Mexico controlled it in the early 18th century so I may be wrong!
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Great Britain
Great Britain
washington state,california or texas
Gulf of Mexico or gulf of California
The Spanish conquistidors were the first people to reach California. They reached the state in the 16th century.
Centuries ago China, in the late 19th and early 20th century France.
Lyndon Johnson
Immigration
The Dutch took control of the spice trade from the Portugese in the fifteenth century.
Spain was the European country that controlled what is now the west and southwest United States. Following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, Spain gained Florida and expanded its territories in North America. It maintained control over vast regions, including California, Texas, and New Mexico, until the early 19th century when these areas were ceded to the United States through various treaties and conflicts, notably the Mexican-American War.