Question

For whom was the Americas named? *

Amerigo Vespucci
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
Samuel de Champlain

Answer 1

Amerigo Vespucci

Step-by-step explanation:

He was an Italian explorer, and he traveled to America about 9 years after Columbus did.

Because Columbus did not realize that the land he sailed to was part of an entire separate continent, Vespucci is the namesake of America. He discovered that the Americas were something new.

Answer 2

Amerigo Vespucci

Step-by-step explanation:

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