Which european settlers first settled what is now the western united states?

the spanish

the british

the dutch

the french

The Spanish, because later California was fought between the U.S and the Mexicans, U.S won. These settlers came from Spain.

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evaluate the extent to which the seven years' war (french and indian war, 1754–1763) marked a turning point in american relations with great britain, analyzing what changed and what stayed the same from the period before the war to the period after it.