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The first settlement was Jamestown and the other colonies were along the east coast because they were a direct route from Europe to North America.
The Spaniards (Spain) were the first European settlers in North America.
People first arrived in America from Eurasia a minimum of 12,000 years ago and became what we nowadays call the Native Americans. In the 1400s Europeans discovered America and began exploring South America and islands off it's coast. Spaniards were the first to settle in the new land, then came the French and English.
The first settlers who colonized the area of America located along the lower Delaware River originated from the European country of Sweden, although a small proportion of settlers in this area also came from Finland. Initially at odds with Dutch settlers in the area, they eventually became subject to the English, who forcibly took control from the Dutch in the late 1600s.
The British (English) settlers brought the first African American slaves over. In fact, they where the only people who brought African American slaves over to America.
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