Map: The British Colonies By the early 1600s, England was eager to gain a colonial foothold on the North American continent. The first enduring settlement was founded at Jamestown in Virginia in 1607.

He writes: "The original North American colonies were settled by people from distinct regions of the British Isles—and from France, the Netherlands, and Spain—each with its own religious ...

Colonization of North America 24/7 Wall St. / mapchart.net Starting in the 15th century, Portugal began exploring the African coast searching for a shorter route for trade with Asia.

Indeed, not every attempt to settle North America was successful. In fact, many European settlements were complete failures. From harsh winters, to food shortages, disease, and clashes with the ...

Cross-cultural map for a changing world. This map was made by an Algonquian speaking group of Native North Americans of the Ohio River Valley area around the 1770s, most likely the Piankashaw.

North American buckskin map (made around 1775), from mid-western USA The first world war began in 1756. For the next seven years Britain and France were to fight each other on land and sea in ...

Slavery thrived in the British North American colonies, though there were far fewer slaves than in the South. In New York, from the early to mid-1700s, slaves were sold on the waterfront near what ...