History: For about 13,000 years, humans have lived in what today is South Dakota. A few different groups occupied the area, such as the Arikara in the Missouri River valley. The LaVerendrye group claimed the region for France as part of the Louisiana Territory in 1743. In 1803, the area came under U.S. control as […]
History: The first inhabitants of present-day South Carolina arrived between 11,000- 12,000 years ago. In 1600, perhaps 15,000-20,000 native people were living in the area with three major language groups; Siouan, Iroquoian, and Muskogean. The first Europeans to visit South Carolina were Spanish explorers sailing from Santo Domingo (Hispaniola) in 1521. The first white European […]
History: The first people to inhabit what is now Rhode Island came about 20,000 years ago. Native American tribes living in the area during the time of European exploration were – the Narrgansett, Wampanoag, Pequot, and Niantic. The Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano explored the area in 1524. In 1636, Roger Williams, expelled from Massachusetts […]
History: Indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Pennsylvania over 19,000 years ago, based on artifacts found. Before European exploration and settlement, Native American tribes like the Lenape, Susquehanna, Trockwae, Seneca, Shawnee, and Oneida were living there. The Dutch began settling the area in 1631, while the Swedish arrived in 1638. The British took over control […]
History: Archaeologists say that the Ohio Valley was inhabited by nomadic people as early as 13,000 BC. Robert de La Salle, a French explorer, arrived around 1670 and claimed the area for France. French fur traders began to settle in the area, but by 1763, the British took over after winning the French and Indian […]
History: Prior to European exploration, the Woodland culture Native Americans inhabited the area. By 1550, many groups of Native Americans lived in the area; Chowanoke, Roanoke, Pamlico, Machapunga, and many more. A Spanish Explorer, Juan Pardo, came to the region in 1556-1557 and established Fort San Juan. Carolina was established as a Royal Colony in […]
History: Indigenous people inhabited the area now called New York about 5000 years ago. Their later descendants included Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag, Mohican, Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, and Seneca. In 1624, the Dutch established a colony on what is now Manhattan Island called New Amsterdam. It was renamed New York when the British […]
History: Native Americans came to what is now New Mexico more than 12,000 years ago, living there for thousands of years before European exploration. In 1540, Francisco de Coronado, a Spanish explorer, came through the area in search of gold. The Spanish colonized the land starting in 1598, and founded Santa Fe in 1608. The […]
History: Native Americans, including the ancient Puebloan and Fremont people, lived and settled in Utah over 12,000 years ago. After 1700, the Navajo, Goshute, Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute tribes arrived and settled. Spanish explorer Francisco de Coronado led an expedition through southern Utah in 1540. Although part of New Spain, the Spanish showed little interest […]
History: Historians know that people were living in New Hampshire more than 12,000 years ago, who later became the Androscoggin and Pennacook tribes. In the early 1600’s French and English explorers visited the area. The English established the first European settlement in 1623 near present-day Dover. The French, English settlers, and their Indian allies fought […]
