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How might knowledge of the global wind belts have helped a sixteenth century explorer sailing from Spain to the northern part of South America?
It would have made the trip easier if they sailed along the wind belts to the north
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How did you become America?
According to answers.com "The term America, for the lands of the western hemisphere, was coined in the early sixteenth century after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and cartographer." It should be better
What explorer gave England claim to land on the northern coast of North Amirica?
John Cabot was an Italian explorer commissioned by England. He landed in North America in the late 1400s and claimed the land for England.
Who name is on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln, America's sixteenth president.
What country did Marquette sail to?
French explorer Jacques Marquette sailed to America in 1666. Jacques Marquette mapped the northern area of the Mississippi River.
Who was the french priest explorer?
Jacques Marquette was a French Jesuit priest and explorer who is known for his explorations of the Mississippi River in North America in the 17th century. He was one of the first Europeans to map the northern portion of the Mississippi River.
What explorer was America name after?
Amerigo Vespucci was the explorer .
What did john Cabot conquer?
John Cabot was an Italian explorer and navigator whose 1497 discovery of parts of Northern America is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the continent of North America.
What explorer started the first British colony in America?
what explorer stared the first British colony in America
Is America in the southern hemisphere or northern hemisphere?
America is located primarily in the northern hemisphere.
How successful were sixteenth century Catholic Missions in North America?
they were successful by there church
What is the last name of a spanish explorer for whom America is named after?
America was named after an Italian explorer by the name of Amerigo Vespucci.
But what does America mean?
America is named after explorer Amerigo Vespucci
