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The Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock, December 1620

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1. To grow their wealth and strengthen their sway over global affairs, European countries migrated to the Americas. The Spaniards were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and establish themselves in what is now the United States.

2. European countries migrated to the Americas in order to boost their economies and expand their sway over international politics. Among the first Europeans to explore the New World and establish themselves in what is now the United States were the Spaniards.

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1. In search of these routes, explorers like Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Ferdinand Magellan sailed westward across the Atlantic and discovered the New World.

2.  Europeans came to the continent of Americas for a variety of reasons, but primarily for exploration, trade, and colonization.

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1. To grow their wealth and strengthen their sway over global affairs, European countries migrated to the Americas. Among the first Europeans to explore the New World and establish themselves in what is now the United States were the Spaniards.

2. The Europeans brought technologies, ideas, plants, and animals that were new to America and would transform peoples' lives: guns, iron tools, and weapons; Christianity and Roman law; sugarcane and wheat; horses and cattle. They also carried diseases against which the Indian peoples had no defenses.

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1.The Europeans brought technologies, ideas, plants, and animals that were new to America and would transform peoples' lives: guns, iron tools, and weapons; Christianity and Roman law; sugarcane and wheat; horses and cattle.
2.During the Age of Discovery, a large scale European colonization of the Americas took place between about 1492 and 1800. Although the Norse had explored and colonized areas of the North Atlantic, colonizing Greenland and creating a short term settlement near the northern tip of Newfoundland circa 1000 CE, the later and more well-known wave by the European powers is what formally constitutes as beginning of colonization, involving the continents of North America and South America.

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1. European nations came to the Americas to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs. The Spanish were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and the first to settle in what is now the United States.
2. The Europeans also brought with them their culture, religion, and technology, which had a profound impact on the indigenous peoples of the Americas. The Europeans brought diseases like smallpox, which devastated Native American populations, and also introduced new crops and animals, such as horses, which transformed Native American culture and economies.
Overall, the European colonization of the Americas had a significant impact on the history and development of both Europe and the Americas, shaping the political, economic, and cultural landscape of both continents.

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The Effect of Colonialism on Native American Sustainability

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1. The aboriginal inhabitants suffered greatly as a result of European colonization of North America. Their way of life underwent a quick but permanent transformation. Many circumstances, such as the loss of land, illness, the imposition of laws that went against their culture, and much more, contributed to the changes.

2. Native Americans suffered terrible consequences as a result of European invasion of North America. Their way of life underwent a quick but permanent transformation. Many circumstances, such as the loss of land, illness, the imposition of laws that went against their culture, and much more, contributed to the changes.

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1. European colonization of North America had a devastating effect on the native population. Within a short period of time their way of life was changed forever. The changes were caused by a number of factors, including loss of land, disease, enforced laws which violated their culture and much more.

2. Colonization ruptured many ecosystems, bringing in new organisms while eliminating others. The Europeans brought many diseases with them that decimated Native American populations. Colonists and Native Americans alike looked to new plants as possible medicinal resources.