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.
