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1492 is important in American history because that is the year that Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas and discovered them. there is a well known saying:
in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoThat was the year Christopher Columbus found the New World. There had be traffic between the Old World (Europe & Asia) and the New World (North & South America) for centuries. Probably because so much knowledge was lost during the Dark Ages academics of the time believed the world was flat and there was nothing but water between the world they knew and the edge of the world.
Columbus believed the world was round and that he could reach what we know as Asia by sailing West. He believed that going West would be much shorter than going all the way around Africa. Consequently, when he reached the Caribbean he thought he had reached Asia. Boy was he wrong! He didn't realize at first that he had re-discovered a continent(s) that had been forgotten for centuries.
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∙ 9y ago- The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas.
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What year was the 20 dollar bill made?
1492
What year did the US reach the pacific ocean?
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What foods were brought to America after 1492?
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Explored America 1492?
Christopher Columbus.
Who discovered America what year did he discover America and why did he discovered America?
Vikings 500 years before Columbus. Columbus did NOT find North America. He landed on an island in 1492 while looking for a water route to India. All but a small fraction of the books and people that would prove this were burned and killed by Christopher Columbus and his men in 1492-1493.
What date did Christopher Columbus explore?
The year 1492 The year 1492
What year was columbus' first voyage?
The year of his fist voyage was 1492.
What year did columbus sail america?
its 1492
What year did Christopher Columbus?
1492 was the year Christopher Columbus came to the Americas.
What year did Christopher Columbus discovered Trinidad and tobago?
Columbus discovered Haiti in December 1492. He also discovered Cuba in the same year.
What year was two centries after 1492?
1492 + 200 years = 1692
What year is MCDXCII?
1492
What year was the comstitution written?
1492
What year did rasicm start?
1492
What year was Galileo imprisoned?
1492
In what century was the year 1492?
The 15th
Was 1492 in AD or BC?
1492 AD is the year Columbus sailed the blue and discovered America (probably the answer your looking for) 1492 BC was 1492 years before Christ was born.
