Between 1840 and 1860.
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Initially Europeans explored the Americas in search of gold, silver and precious stones.
Africa.
The europeans wanted to make more money out of the americas.
Initially slaves were brought to the Americas to work the sugarcane fields
EXCEPT FOR NATIVE AMERICANS, THE AMERICAS ARE POPULATED BY EUROPEANS
Europeans, after columbuses discovery. europeans then (in late 1600s) introduced the africans into the Americas as slaves
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The Europeans brought Africans to the Americas to run sugar plantations thus enslaving them.
The offspring of Africans and Europeans in the Americas are commonly referred to as Creoles or Mulattos.
Europeans brought civilization to the americas
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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.
The Spanish started colonies in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central/South America in the early sixteenth century.
Why did the europeans colonialize the americas verses other areas around the world?
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European colonies brought riches and labor to Europe. It also presented a new place for Europeans to move to, in order to start a new. This was more successful in the First Age of Imperialism, which focused on the Americas. The Second Age of Imperialism, focusing on Africa and Asia, did not bring about much immigration of Europeans.