Britain
joint-stock companies
spread Christianity around the world
So they can get more population in growth For more wealth and power
The Spanish established colonies in the Americas long before many other European countries because they were the early pioneers (or, pathfinders) in the Age of Exploration. With the inclination and income pertinent for supporting explorers, they sent out teams ready to colonize (and conquer) well before most of their European rivals.
The certain Brazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery. It would appear that documentation is required to establish a fact that the United States was the first nation in the Americas to adopt slavery. With that said, it's clear that before the United States was an independent country, slavery existed in the Americas where the British, French and Spanish ruled colonies and territories.
christopher colombus
he wanted to establish french colonies
Spain was able to establish colonies in large areas of both continents.
funding colonies in the Americas
funding colonies in the Americas
joint-stock companies
spread Christianity around the world
So they can get more population in growth For more wealth and power
The Portuguese established colonies in Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, and several other territories in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
The era of European colonization ended after WWII. Jamaica, for example, is no longer a colony, but an independent state that is part of a loose association of former colonies and the UK, known as the Commonwealth. If you are asking: why DID Europe colonize the Americas? It was to plunder their natural resources.
No. At the time when america was colonized parts of italy were ruled by other countries or city states, and they didn't had colonies in america.But there were explorers from Italy that were working for other states, for example Columbus.
Spanish explorers established colonies in the Americas to expand their empire, spread Christianity, and find precious resources such as gold and silver. Additionally, they aimed to gain strategic advantages in trade and to establish a presence in newly discovered territories.