who was it? when did he get here? why?
2006-12-14 11:15:11 · 12 answers · asked by aocasiobx 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
It was not Christopher Columbus. He never set foot on American soil.
I would say the first immigrant to have arrived would be Leif Erickson, a Viking, and the 2nd son of Erik the Red, the famous Viking soldier. He traveled on the sea around the globe from Greenland, to Iceland trying to find a new land to call home, since he and his father had been exiled from their homeland, Norway. He brought his clan and wife with him, and he landed in Florida, which he called Vineland, ie: Newfoundland. It is believed he called it this because of the grapevines that grew where they settled for some time. This was in the 11th century, 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
2006-12-14 11:33:44 · answer #1 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the early 1500's when the first set of English arrived and settled in Virginia. They did not survive (watch the movie that came out last summer about the settlement). The next wave of English immigrants came on the Mayflower and settled in New England.
2006-12-15 10:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To our planet?
About 450,000 years ago when the Anunnaki (Sumerian Language) arrived somewhere around the Persian Gulf and today's Zambia South East Africa. According to Z. Sitchin's theory well explained and documented in his book - The 12th Planet - they also created humans - the first Adam. It may sound bizarre but these fellows were the first global immigrants to Planet Earth.
2006-12-14 20:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anunnaki 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
About 50000 years ago. From Asia across the Bering Strait which was frozen solid at the time.[Ice Age]. most likely looking for better hunting grounds. The Ancestors of American Indians.
2006-12-14 19:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by hironymus 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
First immigrants were the Vikings. They settled in New Foundland for a while but left.
2006-12-14 20:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by Julio Cesar C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who knows? They didn't have laws and in alot of cases didn't keep records way, way back in history? I mean at one time we were pretty much one land mass.......how far back are you going and what does that have to do with now? In some cases places were "discovered" simply out of curisoity.
2006-12-14 19:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the cave men that were here before the asianic natives,,they were killed off by the peacefull indians,,,,,,
Do you see how silly this is,,,,whites were actually here first,,,byt you don't here them using that as an excuse,,,,because it is irrelevent
the white saluritians came over on ice floats from asia and the asians came over the land bridge Bering straight
2006-12-14 19:21:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I'm thinking that it was around 1492, but I could be wrong.
Something about three ships and Plymouth Rock. . .
2006-12-14 19:19:22 · answer #8 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Look at the Mayflower's record books, the name should be in there.
2006-12-14 19:29:07 · answer #9 · answered by LuNis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you referring to the planet or United States? If you are speaking of the world it was Adam about 6,000 years ago to worship God, and be the keeper of the Garden of Eden.
2006-12-14 19:37:16 · answer #10 · answered by Sassy 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋