The Europeans slipped up on America while trying to find cheaper routes to Asia in order to save on the trade goods. The main reason as to why European nations moved to America was to increase their wealth and expand their influence over world activities. According to (Barden, 2001), the Spanish were among the first Europeans to travel and settle in the New World and in what is presently the United States.By the year 1650, nevertheless, The British had already established a very dominant presence on the coast of the Atlantic in the process founding the very first colony in Jamestown, Virginia, in the year 1607. The main reason as to why the many people settled in the New World is that they were trying to escape the religious persecution. Therefore,
