Who really discovered America? It wasn't a guy from Spain I am sure of it!?

Answer 1

Erik the Red actually discovered Greenland, but it has been speculated that he might have ventured as far south as Vermont. The U.S. was discovered by three separate countries all around the same time. France, Spain, and England sent many expeditions to land on the shores of the great discovery, but none were successful mainly because of the treacherous living conditions. I think that France actually discovered the U.S. first on the shores of what today is Louisiana. All that matters is we are here today.

Answer 2

Ignoring the fact that indigenous peoples were actually the first to "discover" America, then I think the consensus of opinion these days is that the Viking, Erik the Red, was the first from the Old World to discover America.

Answer 3

The first people to discover America, or more properly the continent of North America, were also the first immigrants. The Native American peoples, approximately 20,000 years ago. they were here when the Vikings came, they were still here when Columbus came.
The Vikings were here in 600 AD, I think it was. Lief Erikson, son of Erik the Red led an expedition out of Greenland.
Americus Vespuci was here, I think it was before Columbus. He was a contemporary of Columbus, but I'm not sure if he was here shortly before or after Columbus.

Answer 4

It was undoubtedly some poor displaced person from Asia trying to find a way to keep his family alive.

There is pretty good evidence to support the idea that during the last ice age the water level in the oceans dropped enough that a land bridge opened up between Alaska and Siberia.

Due to the moderating effects of pacific currents, The pacific edge of this land passage was likely ice free most of the year as was the pacific coast of Canada and the US.

This left a clear passage for migration, and is the most likely route for the earliest Americans to have used.

love and blessings Don

Answer 5

You're right it wasn't a guy from Spain.

Christopher Columbus was born in Italy and lived much of his life in Portugal.

His exploration of the New World was financed heavily by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.

It doesn't matter who discovered America. Christopher Columbus is an important historical figure because the chain of events he set in motion as far as European exploration and colonization goes.

Answer 6

I can never understant the concept of people discovering places which had people living there already. I mean America had already been accupied by Native Americans so why is he getting the credit for discovering it. Same goes for South Africa, who the hell is Jan Van Riebeck, who found the Xhosa and Zulu people and he said he discovered SA, what a bunch of bollocks.

Answer 7

Well I think the Native Americans would say they discovered themselves

Answer 8

Sorry..nobody here also to take that blame.

Answer 9

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