European Powers:
* Spain: Colonized vast portions of Central and South America, including Mexico, Peru, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
* Portugal: Colonized Brazil and parts of the Caribbean.
* France: Colonized parts of Canada, the United States (Louisiana), and the Caribbean islands.
* Great Britain: Colonized the thirteen colonies that became the United States, Canada, parts of the Caribbean, and parts of Central America.
* Netherlands: Colonized New Netherland (present-day New York), parts of the Caribbean, and Suriname.
Other Powers:
* Denmark: Colonized parts of the Caribbean (Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands).
* Sweden: Briefly colonized parts of the Delaware Valley (New Sweden).
* Russia: Colonized parts of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
It's important to note that the colonization of the Americas had devastating consequences for Indigenous peoples, including widespread disease, displacement, and cultural suppression.