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Maritime travelers who discovered new lands in South America, Africa and Asia in the 14th through the 16th century.
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.
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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
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.
both the french and the british wanted land in north America so they battled it out until it became british lands
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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.
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.
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