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The Europeans met Africans in the US. They are called Washitaws. It is believed that they have been there since the world was one land mass.The Amerindians met them there. To really answer the question the Amerindians came before the Europeans.The Europeans came as conquerors in the case of the Spaniards and some as both conquerors and settlers.

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The viking leif eriksson, who also settled Greenland

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The first person that came to North America was Leif Ericson in 1000 A.D.

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People that went exploring before Christopher Columbus were:

Marco Pololate 13th century

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Christopher Columbus

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