<em>It is believed that early humans crossed the Bering land bridge to get to North America.
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By the 1800s, scientist began to contemplate the idea that humans crossed the continent and entered North American territory by land. They considered that thousands of years ago there was a portion of land or a land bridge that united Asia and America: the Bering land bridge. The term Beringia or Bering was coined by the Swiss scientist Eric Hulten in 1937.
It is believed that early humans crossed the Bering Land Bridge to get to North America.
There exists numerous theories pertaining to the arrival of the first inhabits in America. One of these, is the theory held by many scientists and theorists claiming that by the early 1800s, first settlers got to America by crossing a land bridge that had spanned between Asia and North America thousands of years ago.
In fact, the Spanish missionary Fray Jose de Acosta believed that hunters from Asia had crossed into North America via a land bridge or narrow strait located far to the north.
British interests on the West Coast of Africa and to supply slaves to the American colonies. The African companies were granted a monopoly to trade in slaves.
