The United States of America is at once a very new nation and a very old nation. The first settlers - Asian hunters and nomads - reached North America about 30,000 years ago. However, the United States of America did not come into being until 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. The history of the United States is the story of many different peoples who together compose the United States of America. Since the first Europeans arrived in 1492, millions of people from many different countries have entered the United States and made the country their new home. Read more...
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- What is "American"? Google Search Results
(Articles discussing what makes one an ethnically "American" and what "American culture" is, particularly in light of modern cultural diversity and pluralism ideas.)
History/Museum Sites:
Ellis Island, now a 27.5-acre site located just minutes off the southern tip of Manhattan Island, New York, is likely to connect with more of the American population than any other spot in the country. It has been estimated that nearly half of all Americans today can trace their family history to at least one person who passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island. Now, nearly a century since the peak years of immigration, Ellis Island is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the National Park Service. Browse the sections of this site below to locate additional information about Ellis Island....read more..
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Publications:
Publications:
American Heritage magazine
Collections, Travel, and Great Writing On American History
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- Diversity in Colonial America (from PBS)
Early immigration to America accounted for much of the meteoric rise in population in the years before the Revolution. This article looks at the ethnic diversity among the immigrants.
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