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He discovered the Americas even though he didn't know it was the Americas at the time. He thought that he found a shorter route to India so Europeans could trade spices and other things faster and easier. The Vikings accually discovered it before Christoper Columbus. I am pretty sure that Europeans traded with the Native Americans. Also, now European countries could Get more land.

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