Answer:
For North America
Social: the vast majority of colonists in North America came from the British Isles, with a minority coming from France (who went to new France), Spain (who went to the Spanish settled areas in North America), the Netherlands (who went to New Netherland), Sweden (who went to New Sweden), and Germany (who mostly went to the English colony of Pennsylvania).
While the French and Spanish colonists were catholics, the colonists from Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany, were majority protestant: Mennonites, Amish, Quakers, Puritans, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Calvinists, Methodists, etc.
The Spanish and the French were also eager to intemarry with the Native Americans, while the colonists from Northern Europe rarely did so.
Political: The Spanish and French colonies had more centralized control, and Madrid and Paris intervened more in their affairs. They also had less slavery, and treated Native Americans better.
The English colonies were largely indepenent, most of them being founded by private companies with a royal charter. The British Crown rarely intervened in colonial issues.
The Southern English colonies in North America had a slavery-based economy, and this repercuted in their political affairs until the American Civil War.
Interaction between humans and the Enviroment: The Spanish mostly settled the desertic areas of the American Southwest so they could not do much damage to the enviroment. They introduced the cowboy culture, because cattle ranches were almost the only profitable economic activity.
The French were mostly fur traders or farmers, and had close contact with Nature and the Native Americans.
The English were many, and they developed all sorts of economic activities. They depleted many areas of trees, and slaughtered many Native Americans.
