Most flights to Phoenix land at Sky Harbor Intl. Airport (PHX), located east of downtown Phoenix. Sky Harbor is the ninth busiest airport in the United States and the 24th busiest airport in the world when ranked by passenger traffic.
European nations raced to the New World for God, gold, and glory, with far-reaching consequences for the people they encountered. The most dramatic effect was the 90% death rate for indigenous people, due mostly to disease but also war and forced labor. Secondly, metal tools far surpassed the utility of many native tools made of bone, wood, or clay.
England was not the most powerful European nation in the 16th century. Spain was most influential. Along with Portugal, Spain dominated New World exploration in the decades that followed Columbus. France, the Netherlands, and Sweden all showed greater interest in the Western Hemisphere than England did.efore the English arrived in North America, the Spanish, the Dutch, the Swedish, and the French were already on the scene. This map shows the areas claimed by these European countries. Most modern American citizens consider Great Britain to be their European parent country.