SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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Spain, Mexico, Hawaii
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New York, New England, New Mexico
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France, England, Spain
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France, India, Portugal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most were from Spain, Portugal, France, and England. The Americas were named not for Columbus but for Amerigo Vespucci. He was an Italian merchant and explorer who was one of the first people to realize that the land Columbus found was not a part of Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Initially, European nations were searching for a water route to the Far East. Many factors encouraged European exploration. Portugal, Spain, France, and England were newly emerged as nation-states with the means to finance long overseas voyages now possible by innovations in navigation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spain and Portugal were the first countries to venture to the New World. They were followed by France, the Netherlands, and England.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spain and France had the same religious motivation for colonizing North America. Both Spain and France sent missionaries to North America with the goal of converting the Indians to Catholic Christianity. Colonists from England like the Puritans wanted to escape persecution they were experiencing in England.