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Name the 4 European countries that colonized the Caribbean islands?
Great Britain, Denmark, Holland, France, Portugal, Spain and Sweden all colonized the Caribbean islands.
What colonized area is south of the US?
The first parts of the "new world" to be colonized by western Europeans in the early 16th century were the Caribbean islands.
Why do different islands in the Caribbean have different languages?
Different islands in the Caribbean were colonized by different nations. Great Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands were all colonial powers in the Caribbean.
Where did spanish and Portuguese explorers travel in the Americas?
The Portuguese colonized modern day Brazil, while Spain colonized much of the Caribbean, Central America, and the rest of south America, they also colonized Florida and the west of modern U.S.A.
Why do people in the Caribbean Islands speck a variety of languages?
Because they were colonized by a variety of countries with different languages.
Which countries in the Caribbean were colonized by Spain?
Yes, Spain did colonized Jamaica. The Jamaicans tried to take over their island, but failed twice. May of 1655, Great Britain took control of Jamaica from the Spanish.
What group colonized most of the Caribbean Central America and South America?
The French and British controlled the largest number of Caribbean, but Spain and the Netherlands also had a significant number of islands under their control.
What parts of America were colonized by French settlers?
French colonies were established in Canada, Acadia, around the Great Lakes, Louisiana and islands in the Caribbean.
Who colonized Central America and South America?
Spanish settlers, from Mexico City, and Panama, and Portuguese conqueror's, in Brazil.
What countries were colonized by the Netherlands?
The Netherlands colonized the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. There were also Dutch colonies in the Caribbean, as well as Suriname in South America.
Is Belize in Central America?
In terms of geography, yes. However, it culturally identifies more with the Anglophone Caribbean because it was colonized by Britain (and speaks English) instead of Spain.
How do the religions in Central America and the Caribbean reflect the religions histories?
Most of them are Roman Catholic, as these regions were conquered or colonized by Catholic European powers; specifically France, Spain or Portugal.
