1. We know for sure that colonization began at the end of the 15th century.

2.Among the early settlers in South America in the l6th century were Spanish traders.

3. With John Cabot's arrival at an island off the New England coast in 1497, the British Crown claimed to be the legal owner of North America.

4.There were eighteen people on board the Matthew during its voyage to North America in 1497.

5.The first attempt made by European people to settle down permanently in North America occurred in the l580s.