- Following Columbus, the Spanish sent fleets of ships across oceans to discover and conquer new lands. The Spanish dominated naval exploration from 1492 to 1600, a period now known as the Age of Exploration It wasn't until the 1600s that white settlers attempted to actually live in North America. The first settlements ended badly. But after the success of the settlements In Jamestown and Plymouth, more Europeans came to North America, The natives didn't always welcome the newcomers. Both sides participated in bloody raids, hurting the relationship between Native Americans and Europeans. Based on the passage. what is true about the first European settlements in America?

A. The first settlements made a lot of money

B. The first settlers did not interact with Native for Europe. Americans

D. The firsi European settlements were

C. Europeans established their first settlements in 1492. unsuccessful

In addition, many of the first attempts at settlement north of the Caribbean failed. Roanoke, Ajacan, Fort Caroline, Sable Island, Charlesfort, Pensacola, San Miguel de Gualdape, Charlesbourg-Royal, France-Roy—all were short-lived settlements in the 1500s. A hurricane destroyed the first Pensacola settlement. Frigid winters and scurvy claimed several settlements; starving settlers abandoned others. Indians laid siege to settlements or attacked them outright. Rebellion by brutalized soldiers or starved African slaves ended two colonies. Settlers were left to their own resources when the founders left for provisions (or for good). In most cases a few surviving settlers made it back to Europe, but in one famous case—the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke in what is now North Carolina—the settlers disappeared with little trace, their fate still undetermined. Most share the dooming factors of poor planning and unrealistic appraisals of the North American environment. Simply put, settling this continent was not going to be easy.