USA Facts | History
1. A little history of the USA: Native American settled on the  continentarrivedthirteencolonializationBritain1626George Washington in about 15,000 BC. Leif Eriksson, the Viking explorer reached the North American continent already in around 1000 AD. The European  arrivedcolonializationthirteenGeorge Washington1626Britaincontinent started in 1492 with the arrival of explorer Christopher Colombus. The first permanent settlement of the British in America, Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia, dates back to 1607. The British Pilgrims  thirteenarrivedGeorge Washington1626Britaincolonializationcontinent on the Mayflower in 1620 and founded Plymouth Colony.
In  arrivedthirteenBritaincontinent1626colonializationGeorge Washington New Amsterdam, which today is Manhattan, and other settlements along the Hudson River were established by Dutch settlers in a region they referred to as New Netherland. By the 17th and 18th century, Britain had established  colonializationarrivedBritain1626thirteencontinentGeorge Washington colonies along the East Coast of the continent.
When was the USA formed? On 4 July 1776, the thirteen British colonies signed the Declaration of Independence from the kingdom of  George Washingtoncontinentarrivedcolonialization1626thirteenBritain.
2. The first president of the USA was  continentBritain1626colonializationGeorge Washingtonthirteenarrived. He was elected in 1789. Presidential elections are held every four years since 1792. Joe Biden, born in 1942, is the 46th president of the USA.The president resides in the White House building where there are also the offices of the president since 1800.