For Today Post about Colonization i read about the colonization of the Americas. The start of the European colonization started all the way back in 1492. The first europeans to reach america were the vikings during the 11th century, who established several colonies but there main colony was in Greenland. In 1492 the spanish explorer Christopher Columbus stepped foot on american land while European colonization was at the peak of expanding and colonizing, first through much of the caribbean sea region, and early in the 16th century parts of the mainlands of North and South America. Eventually the entire western Hemisphere was colonized by European Nations. This lead to Great changes in the landscape, population and animal life. In the 19th century alone over 50 million Europeans left Europe for the Americas. This period was known as the Colombian exchange. The Colombian exchange was one of the most significant events in the history of world ecology, agriculture and culture. The Colombian exchange was a widespread exchange of plants, animals, food, human populations, diseases and ideas spread between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. The Colombian exchange greatly affected almost every society on earth, bringing destructive diseases that depopulated many cultures, and also circulated a wide spread variety of new crops and livestock. The colonization of the Americas relates to the book we read in English "Things Fall Apart" . An example is when the Europeans are coming into Okonkwos villages and trying to change their culture and religion. Most of the tribes people convert to the new religion and ways and that just shows evolution and urbanization is a part of life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_colonization_of_the_Americas

Deroo, Peter. "European Colonization of the Americas". 3/22/09 .