SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FIRST THANKSGIVING HISTORY FACTS FOODS
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Native Americans
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No one
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Native Americans and the Spanish
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first century and a half was dominated by Spanish and Portuguese emigrants, who made up 87 percent of the 446, 000 settlers leaving Europe between 1492 and 1640. The second phase, lasting from 1640 to 1760, saw a three-fold increase in numbers of emigrants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Motivations for Colonization Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands established colonies in North America. Each country had different motivations for colonization and expectations about the potential benefits.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1970s, college students in archaeology such as myself learned that the first human beings to arrive in North America had come over a land bridge from Asia and Siberia approximately 13, 000 to 13, 500 years ago. These people, the first North Americans, were known collectively as Clovis people.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and the first to settle in what is now the United States. By 1650, however, England had established a dominant presence on the Atlantic coast. The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.