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An Outli ne of America n History Chaper 1 Early America ? The First America ns ? Beri ngia ? The First Europea ns: ? The first Europea ns to arrive in North America -- at least the first for whom there is solid evidenee -- were Norse, traveling west from Gree nland . ? In 1497, just five years after Christopher Columbus Ian ded in the Caribbean looking for a western route to Asia, a Venetian sailor named John Cabot arrived in Newfoundland on a mission for the British king. Although fairly quickly forgotte n, Cabots journey was later to provide the basis for British claims to North America. 11