The first Europeans to settle in the New England area of the Northeast wanted land. The Indians did not fear them. There were not many settlers and there was enough land for everyone to use and plant ...

When European settlers stepped foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620, the landscape they encountered must have felt like the epitome of wilderness compared to their built-up homeland. In time, of course ...

Many of the early German settlers formed strong ethnic communities in Mississippi River towns like Dubuque and Davenport. They also quickly fanned out across the state to every Iowa county during ...

Research Reveals Early Jamestown Settlers Ate Indigenous Dogs to Survive ... Today, most native breeds commonly linked to North America have mixed ancestry due to the influence of European settlers.

Many of the early German settlers formed strong ethnic communities in Mississippi River towns like Dubuque and Davenport. They also quickly fanned out across the state to every Iowa county during ...

The first European settlers in this area, known as the “Old Proprietors,” had obtained land grants and titles to the land here – land that had previously been home to Indigenous peoples.

The essays in “Settler Colonialism in the 20th Century,” the 2005 collection edited by Elkins and Susan Pedersen, looked at examples including various European settlement projects in Southern ...