Americana

The first inhabitants of what is now the United States, who emigrated from Asia, before than 15000 years ago in the border Bering Strait to Alaska. Archaeological evidence of these peoples ancestors of Indians, dating from 14.000 years ago.

Christopher Columbus was the first European to land in the United States today, on arrival in Puerto Rico in the 1493rd Later, the arrival of settlers from Europe began colonial history of the United States. Thirteen British colonies that would be the original U.S. states, was established along the east coast starting in 1607. Spain, France and Russia, established in small settlements, which are U.S. territory. Thirteen Colonies grew rapidly and reached 50,000 and 1650, 250000 1700, and 2.5 million 1775th High fertility and low mortality rate is continuously supplemented by migrants from Europe, and slaves from the West Indies. Occasionally, small wars of the French and Indians in the north, and the Spanish and Indians in the south. Religion had a strong impact on many immigrants, especially Puritans in New England and the German sects in Pennsylvania, confirms the recovery of the first Great Awakening. Colonies in 1750 was the standard of living, about the same as Great Britain achieved much more autonomy than the rest. Most people own their own business, and unable to vote in elections to the colonial legislature, discussed by the local courts.