Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 - Wrong! Christopher Columbus was the first European to set foot in the country that was to be called America - Right! There is a huge difference between the two statements above. The North American continent had been inhabited for thousands of years before Europeans discovered it and settled there. Across the Bering Strait to North America It is believed that the first people to inhabit North America were Asian in origin. It is believed that they made the journey from Asia to Alaska by crossing the Bering Strait during the Ice Age (at least 10,000 years ago) The picture (left) shows the location of the Bering Strait and an artist’s impression of travellers crossing during the Ice Age Over a period of time these people migrated further and further south. They adapted themselves to their environment - those living in the cold north became skilled hunters and fishermen, those living in the wooded areas built wooden houses and canoes while those in the hotter south grew corn and made houses from sun-dried bricks. There were hundreds of different tribal groups each adapting their lifestyle to the geographical and climatical region they inhabited. Those natives who were to become known as the Plains Indians initially inhabited the eastern river valley areas.
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 02:48:56 +0000
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