settlers

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The northern region, which Woodard calls "Yankeeland", is rooted in the early Puritan settlers who fled religious persecution in Europe, with later additions of Germans and Scandinavian settlers helping to solidify a pluralistic outlook.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Cape Verde was uninhabited until the 15th century before Portuguese settlers arrived.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California, was — like many of the settlers who had founded the city of Los Angeles in 1781 — probably a man with Afro Mexican origins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

But after permanent settlers arrived in 1770, the island population disappeared rapidly.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

“The Duwamish Tribe? When the settlers landed at Alki Point?”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day