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The history of the Americas is a very interesting topic. Many different natives founded the different colonizations of the Americas. Some were looking for a new beginning and some were looking for land or riches. The history of the Americas began during the height of the Ice Age. " Most of the ancestors of today's Native Americans were hunter-gatherers who migrated into North America " ("History of the", n.d., para. 2). The most popular theory of today's migrants is that they made their way to America via the Bering Land Bridge, Beringia, the land mass covered by the cold ocean waters in the Bering Strait. In this paper we will discuss three specific colonizations: the Iberians, the French, and the English. Many of these different cultures eventually turned into civilizations.
The French Colonization
The French colonization began in the 16th century and continued throughout the 17th century. Many of the French colonies were located in Canada, Alabama, and Louisiana. Many of the......

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