Worksheet on European exploration and conflict over North American lands, featuring questions on the Age of Exploration, early settlers, and the impact of European colonization.

Final Answer:
1. Because European nations wanted to find new trade routes and resources (like gold, spices, and land) and spread Christianity.
2. No — they were from Spain, Portugal, France, England, and the Netherlands.
3. The Dutch (Netherlands) were the earliest settlers of New York (they founded New Amsterdam in 1624).
4. Spain claimed the most land — from Florida through Mexico, Central America, and much of South America, plus parts of the southwestern U.S.
5. Spain claimed the area that became the American Southwest (e.g., present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California), while France claimed the Mississippi River Valley and Canada (Louisiana Territory).