All of the following established settlements in North America except for

The Portuguese Did not establish colonies during the colonial era

Explanation:

The Portuguese explorers and settlers, in the beginning, settle in the North American parts of Labrador, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia claimed lands as a part of the Portuguese Empire. The main occupation of this region was cod fisheries, later abandoned. The Portuguese focused on the exploration of South America where they found resources like Brazilwood and later on gold and Silver. The economy of Portuguese flourished with introducing of the sugar plantations in Brazil colonies.  

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: