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American History Project. Ayanna Lyncook. The first Americans came from Asia. These are the people we know as Native Americans, they crossed over to North America by land bridge. The First Americans.
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American History Project Ayanna Lyncook
The first Americans came from Asia. These are the people we know as Native Americans, they crossed over to North America by land bridge. The First Americans
Many different European countries paid for explorations for many different reasons. Some of the reasons that they explored were: To find a sea route to the spices of Asia To find gold, silver, and precious stones To expand their knowledge of the world To control a larger empire To expand Christianity To find animal furs European Exploration
The first known European explorers to arrive on the continent, Vikings from Scandinavia led by Leif Eriksson (c. 970–1020), appeared around 1000 C.E. and established a temporary settlement in the present-day Canadian province of Newfoundland. European Exploration2
Native Americans provided fur pelts to French and Dutch traders. The Europeans gave Native Americans manufactured goods, like cloth, iron cookware, guns and tools. The furt trade in the end, had a negative effect on the Native Americans. European Impact
Major colonies were established in the United States by european Countries: England, France, Spain. Colonization
France and England took part in the French and Indian war. The French and Indian war started The cause of the war was French and English people were fighting over territory because they were all multiplied in population. It occored in 1754-1763 in Europe. The French won French and Indian war
three reasons that the colonist had for wanting independence from the british govornment : The british needed to collect taxed The Path to Independence