Scientists believe that the first Americans, called the Paleo-Indians, came to the continent from Asia well over 10,000 years ago.
The West Indans
He was the first European to land in North America.
Christopher Columbus's voyage took place in 1492 when he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in search of a new route to Asia. He mistakenly landed in the Americas, thinking he had reached India. This discovery led to the eventual colonization of the Americas by Europeans. However, Columbus was not the first to reach the Americas, as indigenous peoples had already inhabited the land for thousands of years prior to his arrival.
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Scientists believe that the first Americans, called the Paleo-Indians, came to the continent from Asia well over 10,000 years ago.
Scientists believe that the first Americans, called the Paleo-Indians, came to the continent from Asia well over 10,000 years ago.
Prehistoric Mosquitoes could reach four inches long; having a five inch wingspan.
by boat
By ship.
Columbus
By sea, and in modern times by air.
In new England
By boat on the Mayflower.
An unknown Viking.
By way of the slave trade.
Who explored the land that connects the Americas and become the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean.