the history of the United States did not begin with the declaration of
independence in 1776 nor with the first european settlement at Jamestown it did
not begin in 1492 when Columbus reach the new world
1it didn't even begin countless centuries before when the first Native Americans
called indians by columbus set foot upon the continent
the story of the country really began millions of years ago with a formation
of great mountain chains the Appalachians in the east and the Rockies
in the west and with the creation of the lakes the rivers the coastal plainsand the prairies
for this is a story of how men and women from all over the globe adapted to the
physical features of the land and to the climate
it's also a story of how the land the climate and the natural resources and
shape the growth of civilization and forge the character of the people the first people to live on this land where the Native Americans when the
first europeans arrived
most Native Americans were living in the eastern half of the continent the
climate in the East encourages abundant plant growth which provides good animal
habitats and made the east the most liveable part of the country the NatAmericans in the East lived in a forest of gigantic trees which completely