who where the first Europeans to colonies the United States?

Answer 1

The Spanish.

Answer 2

Focusing on The United States of America, the Spanish followed by The French and the British, then the Dutch, and after that it became a free for all. The English though planted the seeds that became The United States of America. The Virginian colonies and the Puritan settlements in New England provided permanence and established forms of government & law that remain to this day. There are vague shadowy tales of Vikings that did, as one answerer noted, landed in Nova Scotia, it is possible that these Vikings in time sent parties into Maine and New Hampshire - - - there are even legends about a Viking that travelled the St Louis River to he Great Lakes and made it to Minnesota. However legends are more easily dismissed than the reality of Jamestown and Plymouth Massachusetts.

Answer 3

Vikings came first but it isn't clear whether their settlement was a colony politically speaking. It is difficult to determine the exact relationship they had with with their homeland. In any case, their settlement did not expand or even survive.

The first to have what we would consider a real colonial system were the Spanish. Columbus never reached what was to become the United States but later Spaniards settled Florida and the southwest.

Answer 4

To colonize the United States? Well, the Vikings were here first, but they pretty much left. Then came the Spaniards... that was when everyone else jumped on the bandwagon. But colonize wise, it was the British who traveled to present day Virginia to plant tobacco seeds (everyone was there for the natural resources). These people were only made out of men, etc. They became lonely, so eventually they sent women and children to Virginia... and started reproducing. Years later, the purtins (Pilgrims) came to modern day Massachusetts.

May I remind you, the British never meant to colonize the U.S

Answer 5

The United States as it sits today gives credit to the English in 1585. Spanish colonization on the west coast began as early as 1540 with monasteries and military forts but sights in Northeastern sections have evidence of Viking (Norwegian)settlements prior to those dates

Answer 6

It wasn't the United States back then by the way. The Spaniards were the first to visit and actively seek colonization and trade. The Vikings of Northern Europe visited several hundred years before but they didn't wish to colonize and they were met by very hostile natives.

Answer 7

The Spanish I guess in St. Augustine


You did say United States right....Columbus never made it here.
The Vikings only In Nova Scotia....still not United States.

Answer 8

Apparently the vikings were the first to land in North America, I dont think they stayed for too long though. then there were the Spanish...

Everyone pretty much descended in the same time period though.

It seems to be pretty much accepted that the first colony was at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.

Answer 9

The British obviously, because the colonies were British.

Answer 10

The Vikings under Lief Eriksson.
Of course they weren't called the United States back then and they didn't have Burger King. (how did they survive? hardy bunch those Vikings)

Answer 11

the first Europeans? My Guess would be the English... I'm just Guessing.