Although there is some debate as to whether the prehistoric, Clovis culture was
European in origin, the first generally accepted European colonists were the
Norse, starting but then abandoning a colonisation process. (For more on this,
see Vinland.)
The first phase of modern European activity in this region began with the
oceanic crossings of Christopher Columbus (1492-1500), sponsored by Spain, and
those of other explorers such as John Cabot, sponsored by England, and Giovanni
da Verrazano, sponsored by France and according to some the German Didrik Pining
and, the possibly mythical, Polish John of Kolno 1473, sponsored by Denmark.
This was followed, notably in the case of Spain, by a phase of conquest: The
Spaniards (just having finished a war against the Muslims in the Iberian
peninsula) replaced the Amerindian local oligarchies and impose a new religion:
Christianity. European diseases and cruel systems of work (the famous haciendas
and mining industry)......

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Title: European Colonization Of The Americas
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