Early Aamerica

The first American crossed the land bridge from Asia. historian believe that they lived what now is Alaska for thousands of years. They moved south into today`s mainland United States. 

they lived in the mountains and deserts of of the Southwest and along the Mississipi River in the Midwest.

They built villages and grew crops. Their lives were connected to the land, the family and community were important to them and they were writting with hieroglyphics.

The nature was important to their spiritual beliefs. Some groups built big piles of arth in the shapes of snakes, birds, or pyramids. 

No one knows why,but these groups dissapeared. Other groups, Hopi and zunni, latercame to this land and prospered. By the time the first Europeans arrived, about two million native people lived in what now is the United States. 

THE EXPLORATION

Historian believe that the first explorer were Europeans.

They  did not know about America.They were looking for away to go Asia from Europe by sea.
The most famous was Christopher Columbus. He was itlian. Columbus landed on islands in the Caribbeab Sea in 1492.
In 1497, Jhon Cabot, an explorer sailing for England, landed in eastern Canada. During the 1500s, Spain explored and claimed more land in the Americas than did done any other country. 
Spain conquered Mexico in 152, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado wanted to find the mythical seven cities of Cibola. He started looking in mexico and then traveled north to the Gran Canyion in arizona. 
The first permanet European settlement in North Aamerica was Spanish.It was built in St. Augustine in Florida.