20,000 years ago
The first people to live in South Carolina were Native Americans. They arrived to the area thousands are years before European settlers.
The native Americans who came over the ice bridge that connected current Russia to Alaska. The first people from Europe were the vikings I believe. Though they did not establish permanent settlement.
Since they are native to the American continents, they are known as Native Americans. When the first explorers arrived at America, they thought they had traveled to India, hence the name Indians was given to the natives.
Native Americans were used as slaves by the Spanish in the southwest mines, but English colonies did not use Native Americans as slaves. The first African American slave arrived in 1619 to the Virginia colonies.
French. ===== Ummm, I think the people of the First Nations were here long before the French arrived -- thousands of years before the French arrived.
Native Americans.
When the Native Americans arrived, approximately 10,000 years ago, no other human beings were living in the Americas.
Native Americans
The first people to live in South Carolina were Native Americans. They arrived to the area thousands are years before European settlers.
The native Americans who came over the ice bridge that connected current Russia to Alaska. The first people from Europe were the vikings I believe. Though they did not establish permanent settlement.
Since they are native to the American continents, they are known as Native Americans. When the first explorers arrived at America, they thought they had traveled to India, hence the name Indians was given to the natives.
Native Americans were used as slaves by the Spanish in the southwest mines, but English colonies did not use Native Americans as slaves. The first African American slave arrived in 1619 to the Virginia colonies.
The people of the "First Nations" are those who are descended from the Native Americans - those who lived in America before the Europeans arrived.
Like most Native American tribes, the plains tribes were nearly destroyed by disease. The Native Americans had no resistance to upper respiratory infections like influenza. As soon as first contact was made with the Europeans, depopulation of the Native Americans started. Some research suggests that the Native Americans were depopulated by as much as 90% by the late 1800s.
French. ===== Ummm, I think the people of the First Nations were here long before the French arrived -- thousands of years before the French arrived.
The English/Europeans were not used to the harsh winters that North America offered its inhabitants, and so the Native Americans saved the Europeans by showing them how to survive the winters when they first arrived. I hope that helps!
Experts speculate that Native Americans (Indians) arrived 30,000-15,000 years ago.