In the 1770s, fewer than half of the American colonists were of English ancestry True False

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In the 1770s, fewer than half of the American colonists were of English ancestry

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The process of European colonization of the Americas had begun in the late 15th century with the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Spaniards had conquered most of Central and South America. Portugal conquered Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century. The French established New France in 1534, the Dutch established New Netherland in 1614, and Swedes established New Sweden in 1638. The English established their first settlement in 1587 on the Roanoke Islands that eventually got lost as the population disappeared.

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