After the name of which explorer, the continent of America was given its name?
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Vasco-da-gama
John Cabot
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Christopher Columbus
B
John Cabot
C
Vasco-da-gama
D
Amerigo Vespucci
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America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World. Believing he had discovered a new continent, in a letter to Florence, Vespucci called South America the New World.
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