The True Founders of America

Christopher Columbus never actually founded America. The land was already inhabited by millions

of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years before 1492. What Columbus did was open the door

for European colonization. The real story begins with Native American tribes who built complex civilizations

long before any Europeans arrived. When Columbus landed in the Caribbean, he thought he reached

India. Later, in 1607, English settlers established Jamestown,

the first permanent colony. By 1776, thirteen colonies declared independence

from Britain. George Washington became the first president, not the founder

of the land itself. People from across the world then migrated to America, bringing diverse