European countries colonized other lands in the 1500s due to overpopulation and lack of resources at home. By colonizing the Americas, European colonists gained new lands and opportunities but killed, enslaved, or displaced millions of native Americans in the process. The European colonization of the Americas resulted in genocide of native peoples and the introduction of African slaves and was one of the bloodiest periods in human history.

1. y european countries colonized other lands and peoples is because many europeans countries were running out of n

2. In europe by the 1500's and on, there was much deforestation and poverty, and the population was
becoming too great for the land and the government to handle.

3. By colonizing the americas, for example, english,french,portuguese, and spanish colonists were able to
have new lands and opportunities, but the process millions of native americans were killed,
enslaved,intermarried, or forced to leave their land.

4. indeed, the european colonization of the americas was perhaps the bloodiest and most horrific time in
human history.

5. besides the genocide of native americans , european colonists brought african slaves to the
americans to work, especially after finding out that native americans would just die in slavery.

6. image this; Men, who you've never seen before, come to your house and your neighbors house and
they all have as much weapons as they can carry.

7. esides the genocide of native americans , european colonists brought african slaves to the americans
to work, especially after finding out that native americans would just die in slavery.

8. And you and your family and your neighbors fight back but are crushed by the men's superior
weapons,

9. And Soon, you and most of your family and you neighbors are gone--killed, enslaved,intermarried, or
forced to live somewhere else.

10. This is what colonialism is; it is death, it is slaery; it is the end of one group and the expansion of
another group.