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Why should cristopher Columbus get credit for finding America insted of leif erikson?
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∙ 12y ago
He no longer does.
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What was Columbus's purpose of finding America?
for fun
What was Columbus famous for?
for finding America when he was really looking for India
What types of explorations did the vikings have?
Most Vikings travels are finding new islands everywhere they go, some vikings travel to find new land. Leif Erikson actually was the first European to step on America, 500 years before Columbus.
What did Columbus establish while finding America?
I believe he found gold and treasures and he had ran into the Indians
Who paid Leif Erikson for first finding Newfoundland and Labrador?
No one. His trip wasn't sponsored.
What did Christopher coulumbus go to?
Christopher Columbus had the objective of finding India but instead he found an island and returned back to Spain. He DID NOT DISCOVER AMERICA.
Why was Columbus accredited for discover of North America and not Lief Ericsson?
That's a good question. Well everyone credits Christopher Columbus because accordingly, he was sailing around a found North America. There isn't any information in the history textbooks talking about Lief Ericsson. So maybe that's why he isn't mentioned for finding North America
What are facts about Columbus finding the Dominican Republic?
IT was him.
What was successful about Columbus finding-the new land?
was Columbus's voyage to the new world successful
Who found the new world sir Walter Raleigh or Christophor Columbus?
Neither, Lief Erikson found the new world in 1100-1200. But Christophor Columbus found it in 1492 after lief erikson left so he gets credit for it. ---------------------- While the above is correct, to help with the Columbus / Raleigh issue that is raised here the following facts are relevant. Christopher Columbus is credited with finding the new world (actually he first saw the Bahamas) at 2 a.m. on October 12, 1492. He did not actually reach the American mainland until his third voyage in 1498. Sir Walter Raleigh was not born until about 1552 (his exact date of birth is not known). Thus Columbus' voyages of the new world predate Raleigh by at least 50 years.
Why was Columbus' contact with America significant?
Because Columbus' voyage of finding the New World was an failed attempt so instead he found America (which was the New World) and it led to the permanent contact between America and Europe...so that is why the contact is significant between the two.
What did Christopher Columbus receive for finding the Americas?
he is like that
