The first people to arrive in America were Native Americans. They arrived about 13,000 years ago. However the first colonists arrived around 1607.
It started in the 1880's.
"<span>The British hoped to tighten control over the empire" would be the best option, but the main reason beyond this was that they wanted to discourage trade with other nations, in order to increase profits. </span>
That would be <span>the Department of Homeland Security</span>
