Portugal, Spain, Holland (Netherlands), England, France.
England, France, and the Netherlands, refused to comply with the Treaty of Tordesillas and also began to explore and establish colonies in the Americas.
France, England, and the Netherlands
Spain, Portugal, New Netherlands, France and England
Some other European countries that explored and settled in the Americas include Spain, France, England, Portugal, and the Netherlands. Each of these countries established colonies and trading posts in different regions of the Americas during the Age of Exploration.
France, the Netherlands, and Spain
Colonies are generally quite profitable. Spain in particular, pillaged the wealth of central and south America. All the European colonial powers did quite well, on their investments.
It enabled them to start colonies in the Americas
It enabled them to start colonies in the Americas
There were actually SEVEN countries which set up colonies in the Americas: Spain, Portugal, France, England, Holland, Sweden and Russia
The first counties to establish colonies in America were Spain, France, and Great Britain
Portuguese explorers first initiated the transatlantic slave trade in the 15th century, seeking labor for their colonies in the Americas. Subsequently, other European powers including Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands also participated in the slave trade, capturing Africans and forcibly transporting them to work in the colonies.