The History of Native Americans in the United States began before the founding of the Country,ten of thousands of years ago with the settlement of the Americans by the Paleo-Indians. Anthropologists and archeologists have identified and studied a wide variety of cultures that existed during this era.
Long before Christopher Columbus stepped foot on what would come to be known as the Americans,the expansive territory was inhabited by Native Americans.
Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries,as more explorers sought to colonize their land,Native Americans responded in various stages,from cooperation to indignation to revolt.
