The First Americans.

When Columbus came to America, he did not find empty lands waiting for people to inhabit them. There were already tenants living and improving these lands, known as the Native Americans. The Native Americans were considered the first Americans. They were not as advanced as the Europeans that they were to encounter later on. They did have the wheel, but it was used as a toy. They had no knowledge of guns, swords, gun powder or diseases such as influenza or the measles.  The Native Americans were involved in agriculture and hunting. They grew their own food, and hunted for an other means of nourishment. There was not only one kind of Native living in what we call now, the US. There was over 2,000 different languages being spoken, and there were different kinds of tribes with different cultures then the others. There might have been differences in, for example, religions or hobbies.