European colonization of the Americas

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colonialism era in world history historical process

European colonization of the Americas was the period beginning in the late 15th century when various European powers explored, conquered, and settled the Western Hemisphere, profoundly transforming its indigenous societies, environments, and global history.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
European colonization of the Americas canonical	13
European colonization	2
British colonization of the Americas	1
Colonial era in the Americas	1
English colonization of New England	1
European colonists	1
European colonization of Canada	1
European settlement of the Americas	1
French colonization of the Americas	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonialism ⓘ era in world history ⓘ historical process ⓘ
cause	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery
characterizedBy	conquest ⓘ legal codification of colonial rule ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ racial hierarchies ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ settlement ⓘ
endCause	decline of European empires ⓘ independence movements in the Americas ⓘ
hasEffect	Atlantic slave trade ⓘ Columbian Exchange ⓘ creation of European overseas empires ⓘ creation of mestizo and creole populations ⓘ cultural assimilation of indigenous peoples ⓘ deforestation in the Americas ⓘ demographic collapse of indigenous populations ⓘ destruction of indigenous polities ⓘ environmental transformation of American landscapes ⓘ establishment of plantation economies ⓘ forced labor systems such as encomienda ⓘ globalization of trade networks ⓘ introduction of New World crops to Europe, Africa, and Asia ⓘ introduction of Old World crops to the Americas ⓘ introduction of domesticated animals to the Americas ⓘ spread of Christianity in the Americas ⓘ spread of European diseases to the Americas ⓘ
hasPart	European colonization of the Americas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British colonization of the Americas Dutch colonization of the Americas ⓘ French colonial empire ⓘ surface form: French colonization of the Americas Portuguese America ⓘ surface form: Portuguese colonization of the Americas Russian colonization of the Americas ⓘ Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ Swedish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
location	Amazon Basin ⓘ surface form: Amazon basin Andes ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
mainParticipant	Dutch Republic ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ
motivatedBy	desire for precious metals ⓘ expansion of Christianity ⓘ mercantilism ⓘ search for new trade routes to Asia ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ
significantEvent	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Latin American wars of independence Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: Seven Years' War in North America Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ surface form: conquest of the Aztec Empire Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ surface form: conquest of the Inca Empire establishment of New Spain ⓘ establishment of Portuguese Brazil ⓘ founding of Jamestown ⓘ founding of New France ⓘ voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas ⓘ surface form: voyages of Christopher Columbus
startTime	late 15th century ⓘ
timeSpan	15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The New World → mainSubject → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Spanish colonization of the Americas → partOf → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Coast Salish peoples → affectedBy → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: European colonization

Americas → hasHistoricalEvent → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

European colonization of the Americas → hasPart → European colonization of the Americas self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British colonization of the Americas

Indigenous peoples of North America → hasHistoricalEvent → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

New World → linkedProcess → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: European settlement of the Americas

Atlantic world → includesProcess → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Mestizo → relatedConcept → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Caribbean islands → historicalEvent → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Khoisan peoples → historicalInteraction → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: European colonists

Native American religions → affectedBy → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: European colonization

indigenous peoples of the Americas → historicalEvent → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Aboriginal peoples of Canada → preDate → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: European colonization of Canada

Plymouth Council for New England land grants in the Connecticut River area → partOf → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: English colonization of New England

Jacques Cartier → participantIn → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: French colonization of the Americas

battle of Mabila (during his North American expedition) → partOf → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Mabila

Berbice → historicalEra → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colonial era in the Americas

Carib peoples → affectedBy → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Ark → historicalPeriod → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Lokono → affectedBy → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ

Battle of Reinohuelén → historicalEra → European colonization of the Americas ⓘ