Canada´s history
Canada's History
North America was first settled by people who came from the northern and eastern
parts of Asia about 15,000 years ago. They crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia to
Alaska. Some of those people followed the Yukon River and found their way south.
Others followed the MacKenzie River which opened the way to the plains of the
interior, and then travelled on to the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
The third group of people inhabited the Arctic regions. The first two groups were
called Indians, the group that settled in the north were called Eskimos. These people
are the only true native Canadians, the rest are new Canadians who have been
transplanted from other parts of the world, especially from Europe.
The first European visitors to North America were Norsemen who settled briefly in
the 11th century.
John Cabot, a Venetian seeking riches for England, made the next known voyage in
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