The first Europeans to come to the mainland of the United States were likely the Vikings about 1000 AD. However, Hernando De Soto was the first Spanish explorer to explore part of what became the United States in 1516.
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Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer who is regarded as the first European to land in North America. He landed here 500 years before Columbus.
It was in 1492, and we now remember it with Columbus Day. [=
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European foods effected the US entirely. Without European foods, Americans would have starved because there would be little food. It's a pretty good thing that there is European food in America!
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