United States

ECONOMY Business etiquette Business people are expected to appear well-groomed, but the manners are generally less formal than in Europe. On hot days, men can also wear a short-sleeved shirt under their suit. Appointments, punctuality and business cards are a

History The colonies and liberation The entire North American continent was inhabited by Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans; see Native Americans(North America). European immigration began in the 1560s, when Spaniards settled in Florida. In the early 17th century,