Editing History of North America (section)

== Colonial era ==
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[[Image:Non-Native American Nations Control over N America 1750-2008.gif|thumb|Non-Native American nations control over North America 1750–2008. In the interactive SVG version on a compatible browser, hover over the timeline to step through time.]]

By the year 1663 the [[French crown]] had taken over control of [[New France]] from the fur-trading companies, and the English [[Charter colony|charter colonies]] gave way to more metropolitan control. This ushered in a new era of more formalized colonialism in North America.

Rivalry between the European powers created a series of wars on the North American landmass that would have great impact on the development of the colonies. Territory often changed hands multiple times. Peace was not achieved until French forces in North America were vanquished at the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]] at [[Quebec City]], and France ceded most of her claims outside of the Caribbean. The end of the French presence in North America was a disaster for most Native nations in Eastern North America, who lost their major ally against the expanding Anglo-American settlements. During [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] from 1763 to 1766, a confederation of Great Lakes-area tribes fought a somewhat successful campaign to defend their rights over their lands west of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], which had been "reserved" for them under the [[Royal Proclamation of 1763]].

Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico) was the name of the [[viceroy]]-ruled territories of the [[Spanish Empire]] in Asia, North America and its peripheries from 1535 to 1821.