Which country founded each colony?
match each item in column a to the answer in column b.
french guiana
1. france
colombia
12. great britain
british guiana
3. the netherlands
dutch guiana
4. spain
ecuador

france to french guiana, great britain to british guiana, the netherlands to dutch guiana, and the spain to ecuador

Explanation:

France - French Guiana

Great Britain - British Guiana

The Netherlands - Dutch Guiana

Spain - Colombia and Ecuador

Explanation:

The Guianas are a region in the north-east of South America. It includes the following:

French Guiana, is an overseas department and region of France, initially colonized by the French in the XVIII century.

British Guiana, was a British colony from 1831 to 1966. The region is currently known as the independent nation of Guyana.

Dutch Guiana, Dutch colonization of the Guianas began in the early XVI century, and they claimed all of Guiana, but after losing some sections of the region to Portugal, Britain and France, the section controlled by the Netherlands became known as Dutch Guiana. The region is currently known as the Republic of Suriname, and became an independent state on the 25th of November, 1975.

Colombia and Ecuador were conquered by the Spanish starting in 1499. The Spanish empire founded and called the region Nuevo Reino de Granada (New Kingdom of Granada) in 1538. This kingdom extended on what today is Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama