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Colonization Of South America
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. During this time, several empires from Europe—primarily Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Russia, the Netherlands and Sweden—began to explore and claim the land, natural resources and human capital of the Americas, resulting in the displacement, disestablishment, enslavement, and in many cases, genocide of the indigenous peoples, and the establishment of several settler colonial states. Some formerly European settler colonies—including New Mexico, Alaska, the Prairies or northern Great Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton American Discovery Viewed By Native Americans
Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom * Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabama *Benton, Arkansas *Benton, California *Benton, Illinois *Benton, Indiana * Benton, Iowa *Benton, Kansas *Benton, Kentucky *Benton, Louisiana * Benton, Maine * Benton, Michigan *Benton, Missouri * Benton, New Hampshire * Benton, New York * Benton, Ohio * Benton, Pennsylvania (other) *Benton, Tennessee *Benton, Wisconsin * Benton (town), Wisconsin * Benton (Middleburg, Virginia), a historic house * Benton Charter Township, Michigan * Benton Crossing, California *Benton Harbor, Michigan * Benton Hot Springs, California (ghost town) * Benton Ridge, Ohio *Fort Benton, Montana *Lake Benton, Minnesota *Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California People * Benton (surname) Other * The Benton meteorite of 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
