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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonialism → era in world history → historical process →
cause	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	British colonization of the Americas → Dutch colonization of the Americas → French colonization of the Americas → Portuguese colonization of the Americas → Russian colonization of the Americas → Spanish colonization of the Americas → Swedish colonization of the Americas →
location	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 wars of independence → Seven Years' War in North America → Treaty of Tordesillas → conquest of the Aztec Empire → conquest of the Inca Empire → establishment of New Spain → establishment of Portuguese Brazil → founding of Jamestown → founding of New France → voyages of Christopher Columbus →
startTime	late 15th century →
timeSpan	15th century → 16th century → 17th century → 18th century → 19th century →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coast Salish peoples ("European colonization") → Native American religions ("European colonization") →	affectedBy
Americas → Indigenous peoples of North America →	hasHistoricalEvent
European colonization of the Americas ("British colonization of the Americas") →	hasPart
Caribbean islands →	historicalEvent
Khoisan peoples ("European colonists") →	historicalInteraction
Atlantic world →	includesProcess
New World ("European settlement of the Americas") →	linkedProcess
The New World →	mainSubject
Spanish colonization of the Americas →	partOf
Mestizo →	relatedConcept