The name ‘America’ ________ from an Italian come
Businessman _________ Amerigo Vespucci, who call
Sailed to South America between 1499 and 1502.
But he __________ the first European to make the not, be
dangerous journey across the Atlantic. The Vikings
__________ to ‘Vinland’ from Scandinavia around come
AD 1000, but they did not stay. Then, in 1492, a brave
Italian sailor _________ Christopher Columbus _____ call, reach
____ the Carribean while he ________________ for a look
Sea route from Europe to India. Columbus called the
Native Americans ‘Indians’ because he thought that
He ________________ India. When Columbus returned reach
To Europe he _________ people about his adventures tell
And other sailors like Cabot and Cartier__________ follow
Him across the Atlantic. Europeans came to fsh the rich
Seas of America too.
