SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spain and Portugal were the first countries to venture to the New World. They were followed by France, the Netherlands, and England.
Detailed explanation-2: -Now many European countries sent people to this land. France, Spain, and Great Britain sent colonists. These people crossed the Atlantic Ocean. They claimed great chunks of land for their countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The motivations were the desire for riches, the hope of freedom of religion or freedom from imprisonment, debt or slavery. All of these people and these reasons contributed to the Americas early settlement.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first European countries to begin colonizing the Americas were Spain and Portugal. Spain claimed and settled Mexico, most of Central and South America, several islands in the Caribbean, and what are now Florida, California, and the Southwest region of the United States.