henry hudson, and other brave exploring men who sailed their ships into unknown waters and found theand of america. and, the land was settled by the people of the world. from france, from england, from england, many settled on the east coast, where they grew in numbers and came to consider america their home. styles change in 100 years, and ideas change. the children of the settlers became dissatisfied. they began to talk of freedom, to talk of winning freedom peacefully, or fighting for it. people of the world fought with them. german, pole, frenchman, american. a battle won, a nation won. to join the other nations of the up theere given explorers, the settlers, the patriots, the founders of our nation. before the nation had been formed, people of england and holland had settled in the east and southeast and brought from africa negroes as salves, and settle the mainly in the south. settled mainly in the south. people of spain had settled in the southwest. but after the nation was formed, more people came. people from north and central europe, especially from ireland, germany, came t