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GED PREPARATION-U.S. HISTORY-UNIT ONE-AGE OF EXPLORATION-PRACTICE EXERCISES

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Who were the Vikings ?The Vikings were from Norway which is a country found in nothern Europe. Around A.D. 1000, they sailed for the New World and landed on Newfoundland which is part of Canada today. Because history was not recorded well at the time, the Vikings were not given credit for discovering the New World eventhough they were probably the first Europeans to arrive there.
Who was Leif Ericson ?Leif Ericson was the captain of the Viking ship that came to the New World around A.D. 1000 and landed in Newfoundland.
Historically, who is given credit for discovering the New World ?Historically, Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, who in A.D. 1492 sailed for Spain, a country in Europe, is given credit for dsicovering the New World.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci ?In A.D 1499, Amerigo Vespucci sailed for Spain to map the New World as Spain knew it then. Becasue for what he did, the New World was named after him "America".
Who was John Cabot ?In A.D. 1497, John Cabot sailed for England and claimed the east coast of North America for England. This later became the English's thriteen original colonies and then the United States of America.
Who was Henry Hudson ?In A.D. 1609 and 1610, Henry Hudson sailed for Holland, a northern Eurpean country, and claimed for Holland what is New York City today. The Hudson River, in New York, and the Hudson Bay, in Canada, are named after him and his discovery of these bodies of water in the New World.
Who was Jacques Cartier ?In A.D. 1534, Jacques Cartier sailed for France, a European country, and claimed Canada, in the New World, for France.
Who was Ponce de Leon ?In A.D. 1513, Ponce de Leon claimed what is the State of Florida today for Spain. He was looking for the "Fountain of Youth" that he had heard about from an old Indian folktale. Instead, he found a land with many flowers which he called "Florida" after the spanish word for flower "flores". Today, in St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest fort in the New World ,which the Spaniards built, is still standing.