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Scholars believe the first people who arrived in the Americas came from Russia. They believe these people crossed the great ice bridge.
Native Americans
Some people refer to the time before Europeans arrived in the Americas as Pre-Colonial days. The Europeans went through a period of Renaissance before the Colonists first came to the Americas.
It is thought that humans first arrived in the Americas via a land bridge that connected present-day Russia and Alaska.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he believed he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
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Very brief, however, the first people who arrived were (arguably) said to be the Dutch. However, the others who also arrived earlier on than the colonial era, likely made it with the use of ships or boats.
They were taken to slave auctions were they would then be sold to white people usually plantation owners.
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The Spaniards arrived in the Americas in 1492.
The time in the Americas BEFORE the arrival of Columbus.