FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Italians
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Spanish
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Norse
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vikings (or Norse) were the first Europeans to cross the Atlantic9. However, the only confirmed Norse site in the Americas is L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland9, 10, 11, 12 (Extended Data Figs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Europeans to land on the mainland of North America were the Viking explorer Leif Eriksson and his party.
Detailed explanation-3: -No, the Vikings Did Not Discover America.
Detailed explanation-4: -Over the years, various accounts have placed Norse colonies in Maine, Rhode Island and elsewhere on the AtlanticCoast, but the only unambiguous Norse settlement in North America remains L’Anse aux Meadows. Icelanders, for their part, need no persuading of the Viking’s preeminence among Europeans in the New World.