Part 1 of Essay
The United States, today, knew as a melting pot of people, traditions, and cultures. America could not be what it is today without its past and its history. From a land bridge, to a war, America has been shaped, molded, and formed. It is believed that human occupation of North America began perhaps as long ago as 50,000 ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... 1492. France started a fur trade with the Indians, and England came in search of land and founded Jamestown, the first permanent colony. The English started colonies all along the coast. Not long after they were established, it became evident that two very different lifestyles were developing in the Northern and Southern colonies. Indentured servants soon became obsolete. Instead people were beginning to turn towards slavery. Slavery existed in all the colonies, but it was vital to the South. Indians were fi ....