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What was America's old name?
It was first called the New World because Europeans never been there
What was the famous Norse explorers name?
Leif Eriksson was a famous Norse explorer he was one of the first Europeans to set foot in North America.
What was America called before independence?
It was probably just called the New World. It is thought that the name America comes from the Italian Amerigo Vespucci, however Contries/continents are never named after first names. It is little known that it was named after a Welshman's last name; Americano. Also people think Cristopher Columbas first discovered America but in the 9th century a prince, Americano, crossed the Atlantic and settled upstream in what now is Alabama. He and his followers settled there and mixed with the natives but like the natives got wiped out by disease when europeans later arrived. This was one of Britain's arguments to their ownership of the New World.
Name a Swedish settlement in America?
New Sweden. Most of the Swedes who immigrated to America settled around Chicago.
Name 4 European nations the settled in America?
Spain, France, England and the Netherlands.
What is the name of the first kind of chocolate invented?
The Aztecs drank a chocolate drink and when the Europeans came into Mexico and South America they discovered chocolate and took it back to Europe.
What was the name of the first group that settled in India?
emolly knight
Where does the last name pineda come froms?
LOOK AT THIS PAGE IT TELLS YOU IT COMES FROM SPAIN AND THEY ARE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO CAME TO LOOK FOR THE NEW WORLD AND SETTLED IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
What was the first name given by Europeans to the place now called Manhattan?
New Amsterdam in Manhattan is the name that was giving by Europeans. This was not a well populated city.
What is the name given to the mixed group produced by unions between amerindians and europeans?
The mixed group produced by unions between Amerindians and Europeans is commonly referred to as Mestizos in Latin America and Métis in North America.
What is the name of the native Americans who first settled in Arkansas?
qua paw
What was the name of the place that originally new York was settled by?
New York City (and part of New York State) was originally inhabited by the Native American Lenape tribe. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle New York City, in 1624.
