[DOC] [TLE] European colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia [PAR] European colonization of the Americas began as early as the 10th11th century, 
when West Norse sailors explored and briefly settled limited areas on the shores 
of present-day Canada. These Vikings were Norwegians who had settled Iceland
, discovered Greenland, then sailed up the Arctic region of North America .... Ten 
years after Columbus's discovery, the administration of Hispaniola was... [DOC] [TLE] Exploration of North America - Exploration - HISTORY.com [PAR] Ask HISTORY: Did Columbus Really Discover America? ... The centuries 
following the European arrivals would see the culmination of this effort, .... fort at 
Quebec and explored the area north to Port Royal, Nova Scotia, and south to 
Cape Cod. [DOC] [TLE] European Colonization of the Americas - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Europeon Nation's Control over South America 1700 to the twentieth century. .... 
Early European possessions in North America included Spanish Florida, the ... 
Ten years after Columbus's discovery, the administration of Hispaniola was given
... [DOC] [TLE] Spain and America: From Reconquest to Conquest - North Carolina ... [PAR] In 1491, no European knew that North and South America existed. ... Over the 
following seven and a half centuries, the Christian kingdoms to the north 
gradually .... For years, Columbus failed to persuade England, Portugal, Spain, 
Genoa, and ... Immediately, the Spanish set about conquering the world they had 
discovered. [DOC] [TLE] Effects of European Colonization: Christopher Columbus and Native ... [PAR] European explorers followed Columbus motivated by God, gold and glory. ... In 
general, the effects were the worst in South and Central America where the 
Spanish ... they discovered a Patuxet village conveniently empty, because every 
one of its ... (like sheep) changed and helped North American tribes over the long 
term,... [DOC] [TLE] A New World (10001776) - McGraw Hill Higher Education [PAR] The first people to come to North America were Asians who crossed the ... 
Columbus's discovery of America led to a period of European exploration and 
colonization. ... and Florida as well as in Mexico, Central America, and South 
America. ... They landed in Virginia and named their settlement Jamestown after 
their king. [DOC] [TLE] The Turning Point: European Conquests of the Americas (1492-1800) [PAR] The discovery of America, and that of the passage to the East Indies by the ... 
Instead, they found a whole new world to explore and exploit: North and South 
America. ... For example, Columbus and the Spanish settlers that followed him to 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The 'Columbian Exchange': How Discovering the Americas ... [PAR] Sep 20, 2013 ... Columbus' arrival in the Americas sparked the globalization of animals, ... began 
spreading there once again following Christopher Columbus' voyage. ... to the 
changes brought about by Europeans' discovery of this continent. ... the slave-
holding states of the South and the Union soldiers of the North. [DOC] [TLE] Amerigo Vespucci: Facts, Biography & Naming of America [PAR] Jan 10, 2014 ... America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an explorer who first recognized ... 
Vespucci was the first person to recognize North and South America as distinct 
continents that were previously unknown to Europeans, Asians and Africans. 
Prior to Vespucci's discovery, explorers, including Columbus, had... [DOC] [TLE] Coming to America: Who Was First? : NPR [PAR] Oct 8, 2007 ... Did you believe that Christopher Columbus discovered America and that was it, 
end of story? ... After seven years they returned home and reported that they had 
... we now call North and South America had already been "discovered." Before 
European explorers arrived, the Americas were home to tens of... [DOC] [TLE] How did Christopher Columbus change the world? | Reference.com [PAR] Christopher Columbus changed the world by bringing colonization to the New ... 
of many of the native peoples and cultures of North and South America. Due to. ... 
English and Dutch discovered the vast natural resources of the New World. ... 
land to the Europeans, but diseases like smallpox ravaged the indigenous 
peoples

Question: North & South America, to the Europeans following Columbus' discovery
Answer: the New World