FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Europe
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North America
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San Salvador
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Asia
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vespucci passage above applied the “New World” label to merely the continental landmass of South America.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Vikings of Norway are the first Europeans known to have visited North America. A Viking named Gunnbjörn Ulfsson sailed near Greenland in the 10th century ad. The Viking known as Erik the Red (because of his red hair and beard) was the first to colonize the island.
Detailed explanation-3: -On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the “United Colonies.” The moniker United States of America has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first Europeans to arrive in North America–at least the first for whom there is solid evidence–were Norse, traveling west from Greenland, where Erik the Red had founded a settlement around the year 985.