Name the 5 European countries that colonized the new world and list their areas of exploration?

For North America there are actually more than four:

1. Britain (East/New England)

2. France (West/Louisianna)

3. Spain (South/Texas)

4. Russia (North/Alaska)

5. Portugal (North-East/Greenland)

6.Scotland (North-East/Nova Scotia)

7.The Dutch Peoples (North-East/New Amsterdam)

8. The Viking Peoples (North/Greenland/North-East Canada)

For South America there are mainly three:

1. Spain (Most of South America)

2. Portugal (Brazil)

3. France (Some Islands off the coast of south America)