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By: Trevor Clarke The First Americans The First People to be in the area of the United States was Native Americans. They arrived by boat from Asia and crossed the Pacific ocean. European Exploration Reasons for the European to come to United Stated and find a sea route to the spices of Asia. Also gold, silver, precious stone, expand knowledge of the world, control large empire, expand Christianity, and animal fur. Leif Eriksson and Christopher Columbus were some of the explorers. European Impact The disease brought by the Europeans injured the Native Americans, over trapping of animals' weakened the food supply and animals with fur were becoming endangered. Soon, the good of the Native American people began to become less, while the value of their lands increased to the European, who began forcing the natives off their land. Colonization European countries established major colonies in the area of the United States is French, Britain, and ect. The first English colony was Virginia at Jamestown in 1607. French & Indian war Native American, Canada, France, and Great Britain was in the French and Indian war. There was many reason why the war started but one was Both European countries ignored native Americans claims to the land. They used the land to support their beaver pelt economies. The path of independence Three reasons for colonists wanting their Independence : Colonists were tired and angry the way British treated them. Colonists was being taxed with acts such as sugar act, stamp act, and the Townsend acts. The colonists had no freedom and their natural rights Founding Father George Washington and Thomas Jefferson was the founding father in declaring and/or gaining independence. The American Revolution One advantage the British Army had over the Colonists was weapons because British had up to date weapons. One advantage Colonists had over the British was they knew the area. This occur in the year 1775. After Independence