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Jan 1, 1000
Leif
Viking Explorer -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
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Jan 1, 1497
Cabot
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Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon
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Jan 1, 1527
Cabeza de Vaca
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Jan 1, 1541
Coronado
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Native Americans
It is believed that people first came to North America from Asia by way of a land bridge. These people were the ancestors of the American Indians. Indian Cultural Regions
Northwest Coast - hunters (land and sea, gathered food from the forest)
California Intermountain - dry region, fished/gathered from the land, made acorn bread
Southwest - farmers, used adobe to make homes, learned to irrigate
Plains - farmers/hunters, built houses from dirt and dried plants
Eastern Woodland - hunted/farmed -
Champlain
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Henry Hudson
