American settlers

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rdf:langString American settlers is a broad-concept term which may refer to: * Settlement of the Americas, which began when Paleolithic hunter-gatherers entered North America via the Beringia land bridge from Siberia * European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, when a Spanish expedition headed by the explorer Christopher Columbus sailed west and landed in what came to be known to Europeans as the "New World" * Colonial history of the United States, European colonization of America from the start of colonization in the early 16th century * Manifest destiny, the westward movement of settlers across North America * Later migrations of specific groups to the United States: * History of Chinese Americans includes three major waves of Chinese immigration to the United States with the first beginning in the 19th century * Cuban immigration to the United States * Emigration from Mexico, primarily to the United States * Central American migrant caravans, composed of people who fled gang violence, poverty, and political repression with the goal of settling in the United States