The correct answers to these open questions are the following.
When the first Europeans arrived, there were 17 different Indian peoples, tribes, and languages in North America?
Answer: false.
It is false that when the first Europeans arrived, there were 17 different Indian peoples, tribes, and languages in North America. When they arrived, historians say that many more Indian tribes and languages already existed in the North American region.
How did the first Americans get to North America?
Answer: They walked over a land bridge from Asia.
Indeed, nomads from Asia were following herds to hunt the animals and feed their families. They used the Bering Strait to cross from Asia)modern-day Russian territory) to Alaska(American territory). Some historians say that in those years, a portion of land was above the sea level and people crossed over it. Other theories say that the strait was frozen and people could cross it to get to what today is Alaska.
