Colonial America: New World Settlements

Colonial America: New World Settlements

Colonial America was settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants in colonies such as St. Augustine, Jamestown and Roanoke.

The Making of America: migration in colonial times

1492 marked an inflection point in the history of humanity. The initial voyage by infamous Christopher Columbus kickstarted one of the most important — if not the most important — migration in history. The profound political, economic, and social changes that followed have inspired thousands upon thousands of studies. We understand much more about the demographic impact of conquest and colonization on the American indigenous populations. We have…