Why did Roald Amundsen explore Antarctica? Why is Samuel de Champlain famous? Why is Ferdinand Magellan famous? Why is Vitus Bering famous? Why is Christopher Columbus famous? Why is Johannes Kepler important? Why was Leif Erikson famous?
Why did Leif Erikson decide to go to Greenland? Why was Erik the Red exiled from Greenland? Why did Robert F. Kennedy visit South Africa in 1966? Why did Dred Scott go back to Missouri? Why did John Cabot sail to Canada? Why did the French explore North America?
Chapter 12/ Lesson 1 414K Learn about the Old World vs New World and reasons for European exploration and colonization. Also, explore new world history and old world countries. Explore our homework questions and answers library Search Browse ...
Question: Why did Portugal begin to explore the coasts of South America and Africa in the 1400s? Age of Exploration: Portugal was one of the major colonizing powers of the world. Some of the areas it colonized are Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and Macau. It was also one ...
Some consider Erikson to be the first European to reach America—and over a century ago, there was a push to recognize him over Columbus.
Why did the Vikings expand into Westerm Europe? Why did Leif Erikson decide to go to Greenland? Why did the Vikings leave England? Why did the Vikings die out in Greenland? Why did the Vikings leave the U.K.? Why did the Vikings invade different countries?
Why is Leif Erikson important? Why was George Pickett important? Why was William Tecumseh Sherman important? Why did Douglass join the Anti-Slavery Society? Why is Amerigo Vespucci important? Why was Heinrich Himmler important? Why did Harriet Tubman escape from slavery?
Why did Christopher Columbus become an explorer? Why was Leif Erikson famous? Why did Christopher Columbus come to the Caribbean? Why was Agustin de Iturbide overthrown in Mexico? Why is Ferdinand Magellan important in world history? Why was Vasco da Gama important to Portuguese exploration?
Why did William the Conqueror invade England? Why was Leif Erikson famous? Why was Robert F. Williams seen as a heroic figure? Why is Louis Riel considered a hero? Why is Roald Amundsen famous? Why was Clement Attlee important? Why did Albert Schweitzer win the Nobel Prize?
Why do we celebrate Columbus Day instead of Leif Erikson Day in the U.S.? Why is the Arlington National Cemetery important? Why did people support the Vietnam War? Why is Canadian Thanksgiving in October? Why is Valentine's Day on February 14th?