What happened after the discovery of America ?

After it became know in Europe that there was a continent in the west, people wanted to find out how big it was and what it had to offer. In the beginning, the original inhabitants of the continent greeted the visitors as friends. But soon the Europeans started migrating to the new world  in large groups, and the newly discovered areas became colonies of countries such as England, France, and Spain. In North America, many wars were fought between the White settlers and the North American Indians; further in the south, gruesome conquerors such as Cortez and Pizzaro attached and conquered the Aztecs and the Incas. Valuable goods were brought to Europe, but often the pirates captured the ships

Why did so many Europeans migrate to America ?

the immigrants had many reasons to migrate. The first people to venture on the long voyage to the new continent in . were called the Pilgrim Fathers, whose religious beliefs were suppressed in England. However, the main reason for the migration was the bitter poverty that was prevalent in many countries of Europe in the 19th century. There was a large famine in Ireland in 1845-1849 due to the potato blight, as a result of which about 1 million Irish left their homes in the hope of a better life in america. When gold was found in California in 1850, many cam ether driven by greed and a spirit of adventure.

What caused the Great Indian Wars ?

When it became clear to the native Indians of North America that the people coming in were not visitors, but had come to stay permanently, they started protesting and this frequently led to battles. But the individual native Indian races were often in dispute amongst themselves. Only when they combined into the tribes that they were able to win against the heavily armed army of the White Settlers. One of their greatest wins was in 1876 in the battle of Little Big Horn (today's US state of Montana). But finally, the native Indian (North American ) tribes were defeated and pushed into their reservations.