Describe two of the first European voyages to the Americas.?

Answer 1

for Mr ed..it was Lief the Lucky, Eric the red was too old by this time and stayed home in Greenland, which he had discovered. actually there was a man named bjarni who saw America first after being blown off course by a storm on his way to Greenland, and he told Lief Erickson about it

Answer 2

After Columbus set up his colony in Hispaniola, Spain sent more ships and explorers to the Caribbean Island. In addition to Hispaniola, the Spanish conquered Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica in their search for riches. Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to discover a way across the Americas. His route, however, was a land route. Balboa fist sailed to the Isthmus of Panama, the thin strip of land that joins North and South America. In 1513, with help the help of several hundred Native American and 190 crew members, he crossed the isthmus on foot.

An Italian sea captain, born Giovanni Cabotto, led England’s first voyage to America. In the 1480’s, Cabotto moved to England and changed his name to john Cabot. Hearing of Columbus’s voyages, he convinced England’s King Henry VII to send him across the Atlantic in search of Asia.

Neither Balboa nor Magellan had revealed a route through or around the American continents. Other Europeans wondered if there might be a sea route farther north. They even gave such a possible waterway a name - the Northwest Passage. The French began a search for the Northwest Passage in 1524. They hired Italian sailor Giovanni da Verrazano for their first explorations.

Answer 3

Was it Eric the Red or Leif the lucky? I always forget the order of those two Norsemen. One of them sailed to North America, stayed for a while, left a few relics behind, ans went back home.
The second, I suppose, would be Colombus.
Of course, we could go earlier than that, and refer to the voyage the Asians made across from Siberia to Alaska and all the way down the American continents.
The Phoenicians are believed to have traded with these people.

Answer 4

I think one was the Vikings, Eric the REd?
Also Amerigo Vespucci, I believe of Italy, for whom America was named