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<注意>hints:Norse;Greenland; Erik the Red;Leif;Newfoundland;Christopher Columbus;Isabella; Caribbean Sea
Historians believe that the Norse may have been the first Europeans to arrive. They came from Greenland, where Erik the Red had started a settlement around 985. In 1001, Erik's son, Leif, explored the northeast coast of what now is Canada. Remaining pieces of Norse houses were found in northern Newfoundland. It took almost 500 years for other Europeans to reach North America, and another 100 for them to build permanent settlements. The first explorers did not know about America. They were looking for a way to go to Asia from Europe by sea. Other Europeans who arrived later - mostly Spanish and Portuguese, but also Dutch, French, and British - came for land and the riches of the "New World" . The most famous explorer was Christopher Columbus. He was Italian, but Queen Isabella of Spain paid for his trips. Columbus landed on islands in the Caribbean Sea in 1492. He never reached what is now the United States.
歷史學(xué)家認(rèn)為西斯堪的那維亞是第一批歐洲人到達(dá)的地方。他們來自于格陵蘭，大約985年Erik the Red在格陵蘭定居。在1001年，Erik的兒子Leif探索現(xiàn)在加拿大的東北海岸。保留的一些西斯堪的那維亞的房子在紐芬蘭北部被發(fā)現(xiàn)。其他的歐洲人差不多花費(fèi)了500年到達(dá)北美洲，又100年去建設(shè)長期的定居點(diǎn)。第一批探索者對于美洲不了解。他們尋找一個路線沿海從歐洲到亞洲。之后到的其他歐洲人大部分是西班牙人和葡萄牙人，而且還有荷蘭人，法國人和英國人，他們的到來是為了新世界的土地和財富。最著名的探索者是克里斯托弗 · 哥倫布。他是意大利人，西班牙女王伊莎貝拉為他的旅程支付了所有費(fèi)用。在1492年哥倫布登陸加勒比群島。他從未到達(dá)今天的美國土地。