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History of Connecticut

About 6,000 Indians inhabited Connecticut at the time Europeans arrived. All belonged to tribes of the Algonquian language family.

History of the United States

History of the United States. Starting from 13 English colonies on the Atlantic coast, the United States developed into an independent republic that eventually extended to the Pacific, with Alaska and Hawaii among its states.

History of Alabama

Archeological findings indicate that Indians inhabited parts of Alabama as early as 6000 B.C.

History of Alaska

In prehistoric times, a land bridge joined Alaska to Asia where the Bering Strait now lies.

History of Arizona

The earliest inhabitants of Arizona, some archeologists believe, were prehistoric peoples who roamed the American southwest about 20,000 years ago.

History of Arkansas

The Bluff Dwellers were the first known inhabitants of what is now Arkansas. These primitive people lived in caves and on rock shelves in northeastern Arkansas before 500 A.D.

History of California

Pre-Columbian California was inhabited by numerous Indian tribes, most of them living by hunting and gathering.

History of Colorado

Nomadic hunters roamed the area that is now Colorado thousands of years ago. About the first century A.D., a people known as the Anasazi, or Basketmakers, settled in what is now the southwestern part of the state.

History of Delaware

Indians first entered what is now Delaware several thousand years ago, probably in search of game.

History of Florida

The earliest known inhabitants were prehistoric Indians who entered what is now northern Florida some 10,000 to 20,000 years ago.

History of Georgia

Prehistoric Indians came to what is now Georgia some 12,000 years ago, probably following herds of large game.

History of Hawaii

Polynesians, probably from the Marquesas Islands, settled in the Hawaiian Islands in the seventh or eighth century A.D.

History of Idaho

Archeological evidence indicates that Indians were living in Idaho at least 10,000 years ago.

History of Illinois

At least 10,000 years ago, prehistoric people came to what is now Illinois. Archeological excavations at the Koster Site in the lower Illinois River valley have revealed evidence of almost continuous habitation there by advanced Indian cultures from about 8000 B.C.