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There was no "America " before the revolution and it was an group of English colonies. 90% of the people were farmers. NYC was the largest city along with Boston, Philadelphia, and Charleston. Smugglers ran the Coastlines and sold goods that were banned by the British.

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Leif Erikson, he lived from 970 to 1020, Sailed for the Vikings and came almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

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Who lived in America before the arrival of Columbus and the Europeans?

Native Americans


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