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The largest claimants of land in the New World were the Spanish, following a decision of the Pope in the 16th century to allow them all of the Americas. The Portuguese, in the same decision, were offered Africa and India. Ignoring this the English established colonies in the area now known as Georgia and Virginia, but without wider claims. New England was settled by Puritan English. The French explored up the Mississippi, founding New Orleans, St Louis and Montreal. These were outposts for the use of fur traders.
Other owners of American soil were the Russians who claimed Alaska and the Dutch who settled New York and New Jersey. The Spanish still claimed all of South and Central America and North America west of the Mississippi River.
By the mid 18th century the British had removed the French from Montreal and the Dutch from New York. Following the voyages of Cook and Vancouver they were also discovering the Pacific Coast and claimed British Columbia and Oregon. However in the American revolutionary war they lost the Eastern States and then concentrated their efforts in creating Canada. The defeat of Spain by Napoleon gave the American government an opportunity to conclude the Louisiana Purchase (1803), where nearly one million square miles of the mid-west, that technically belonged to Spain, was sold to the US by France.
Following the independence of Mexico from Spain (1821) it was the duty of the Mexican government to protect their northern provinces of Texas, New Mexico and California from settlement by Americans. However in 1848, following the US Mexican war, they were forced to give up these to the US Government for $30 million. In 1867 the US Government purchased Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.
Almost four hundred and ten years after claiming the continent, Spain lost its last two territories in the new World, in 1898, as Cuba became independent and Puerto Rico became American.
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Portugal was the first European power to claim Chinese land when it set up a port in Macao.
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Land Labor and Loot
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He pooped his pants.
Which European country's land claims shared a short border with the British colonies?
wich european country's land claims shared a short border with the british colonies?
What explorer thought he had reached asia but made the first European land claims in north America?
Christopher Columbus.
Who made the first European land claims in north America?
The answer to your question lies in a riddle, no it doesn't but the answer is Barack Obama.
What groups might dispute European land claims in the west?
The Spanish and the French were negotiating the ownership of the Louisiana territory.
The first European to land on Puerto Rico was?
Christopher Columbus was the first European to land on Puerto Rico. He landed November 19, 1493 on his second voyage to the new world.
What was the Impact of European land claims on Native Americans?
European lands claim to Native Americans by battleing their fears
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The answer is Russian.
What prompted many European nations to establish around the world?
Land and power/ Discovering it first
What groups dispute European land claims in the west?
hi saneka here the spanish and the french
Which European nation was the first to claim land in America?
Which European nation was the first to claim land in the Americas
Who was the first European to land on Rottnest Island?
English captain John Daniel was the first European to land on Rottnest Island i believe.
How did the native Americans view of land differ from the European?
The First Nation's People of Canada felt that no individual owned the land and that humans were all an equally of part of it. Although they demonstrated territorial claims, this was due to the fact that they felt that their ancestral spirits dwelled in these parts.Conversely, the European view was that land could be owned, bought and sold.
