 A new beginning. Immigrants. Immigrants are people who move from one country to another. The United States was settled by immigrants from European countries. Explorer. An explorer is someone who looks for something new. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who accidentally discovered North America. Native Americans. Native Americans are people who lived in America before it was discovered and colonized by Europeans. Today, there are 562 Native American tribes in the United States. Passengers. People who travel by bus, car, train or plane are called passengers. Early settlers in the United States traveled as passengers on ships. Regions. Regions are specific areas. In the United States, we have different regions. For example, the West and the South are regions. The history of these regions is very different. Settled. Settled means that people came to a place, stayed and lived there. The first Europeans settled in Jamestown, Virginia and Plymouth, Massachusetts. Europe. Europe is a continent. It is located across the Atlantic Ocean. The first people who settled in America came from European countries like England, France and Ireland. Accident. When something does not happen as planned, it is an accident. The United States was discovered by accident when Christopher Columbus was exploring the Caribbean. Exist. Exist means that something is real. Even though Native Americans were treated badly by the settlers, parts of their cultures still exist today. Discover. When you find something or find out about it, you discover it. Many explorers traveled to the United States and discovered Native American tools and cultures. Culture. A person's way of life is their culture. The United States is called a melting pot because it was settled by immigrants from many different cultures. Freedom. Freedom is being able to do what you want when you want. Many immigrants came to the United States because they wanted to have freedom. The end.