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The first people to ever set foot on American continents, came over the Bering Strait from Siberia, Asia -
1000 AD the Vikings briefly visited. -
Christopher Columbus expedition reached the Americas in 1492. This marked the beginning of teh European colonaztion. -
In 1607 that the first permant settlement was established in Jamestown, Virginia. -
When the colonies wanted independence from the British crown, an eight-year war broke out over disagreements.
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In 1776 the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence -
In 1789, Goerge Washington, who was one of the founding fathers became the first president. -
The US constitution was written in 1789 by a group of men called the Founding Father. -
The constituiton was completed with the Bill of Rights in 1791.