The first Europeans to gain control of land in the Americas were the Spanish, following Christopher Columbus's voyages starting in 1492. They established colonies in the Caribbean and later expanded into parts of Central and South America, claiming vast territories. The Portuguese also played a significant role, particularly in Brazil, while the French, English, and Dutch followed in the 16th and 17th centuries, establishing their own colonies in North America and the Caribbean.
the English and french, they went together but on different ships.
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Answer: the Native Americans were the first people in the Americas for thousands of years. The Vikings were the first Europeans to arrive in the New World, getting there as early as the 900s. Christopher Columbus didn't arrive until 1492. He is credited with "discovering America", but that is obviously not true.
The first nations helped the Europeans because it was good to trade with them to get metals for fur.
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Europeans, after columbuses discovery. europeans then (in late 1600s) introduced the africans into the Americas as slaves
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Yes.
Some people refer to the time before Europeans arrived in the Americas as Pre-Colonial days. The Europeans went through a period of Renaissance before the Colonists first came to the Americas.
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Native Americans have lived in the Americas for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.