Colonial Period and IndependenceAmerican History

Question 74: Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Q: Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

American Indians; Native Americans

Accepted answers

•American Indians
•Native Americans

Why this matters

Native Americans lived in America before Europeans came. They had been here for at least 15,000 years. There were hundreds of different tribes with their own languages and cultures.

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