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What lands did the British keep in North America?

Application mountains


What is Portuguese explorer?

Maritime travelers who discovered new lands in South America, Africa and Asia in the 14th through the 16th century.


In 1501 in explorer sailed to the coast of South America he was convinced that the lands he explored were not Asia what was his name?

The explorer who sailed to the coast of South America in 1501 and concluded that the lands he explored were not Asia was Amerigo Vespucci. His voyages along the South American coast led him to recognize that the newly discovered lands were part of a separate continent, which eventually came to be named America in his honor. Vespucci's insights were pivotal in changing the perception of the New World during the Age of Exploration.


In 1760 the British captured what fort which left the French unable to defend their lands in North America?

Montreal


How did you become America?

According to answers.com "The term America, for the lands of the western hemisphere, was coined in the early sixteenth century after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and cartographer." It should be better


Who were the new lands named after instead of Columbus?

The new lands were named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and cartographer who realized that Columbus had discovered a new continent and not Asia. This realization led to the naming of the continent "America" in his honor.


How did the French and Indian War star?

both the french and the british wanted land in north America so they battled it out until it became british lands


Someone who search for new lands?

It is an Explorer.


What do you call somebody that travels to unknown lands?

Explorer


Did Giovanni da verrazanno conquer any lands?

No, Giovanni da Verrazzano did not conquer any lands. He was an Italian explorer who is known for being the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America, from what is now North Carolina to Newfoundland.


Who took over lands across the sea and named them Virginia.?

The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh founded the first English colony in Virginia in 1584 and named it in honor of Queen Elizabeth I, who was known as the "Virgin Queen." The colony later became part of the wider Virginia territory.


What regions in Virginia has flat lands?

Tidewater