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One reason is that he figured out Columbus didn't sail around the world to India like he thought but had discovered an entirely new country. He's also who the US is named after

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Q: What are three reasons why Amerigo Vespucci is important enought to be in history books?
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Does Amerigo Vespucci have any history?

yes he did and he was very scared


How did Amerigo Vespucci's contributions effect history?

If Amerigo Vespucci hadn't become an explorer, than America wouldn't have been named after him and it wouldn't be called America!


How did Amerigo Vespucci change History?

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What did Amerigo Vespucci sleep in on his voyages?

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What two ideas was the us founded on?

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Why is amerigos exploration signifiCant in history?

Amerigo Vespucci was the first to discover that North and South America was not part of Asia, and therefore America is named after him.


Is there any paintings of Amerigo Vespucci?

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Why was Americo Vespucci Important to History?

Amerigo is important because he was one of the early explorers of the New World, he was the first one who come up with the Idea that these places he had visited where not part of Asia (as Columbus thought) but rather were part of a New World, and also the continents of North and South America were named in his honor.


Who explored the northeast coast of South America?

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What were Amerigo Vespucci's motives to explore?

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Did Amerigo Vespucci meet anyone important on his journey?

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