The English colonies outlasted the Spanish and French colonies in America for manyreasons. It could be said that there was a confounding of variables, and not one main factorfor English success could be determined.. ... Furthermore, what Columbus discovered was notNorth America where the English colonist settled, but South America. ... The English settlers who came to dominate North America originally cameover seeking what the Spanish had found earlier, gold. ... However, the English set up a growing population and a continuos way of trade therefore they came to dominate North America. ...