Who were the first Europeans to visit America before John Cabot?
The Romans
The Greeks
The Norse
The Egyptians
Answer
The Norse were the first Europeans to visit America before John Cabot. In 986 AD, Leif Erikson led a group of Vikings to what is now Newfoundland, Canada. They called this land Vinland. The Norse did not settle in America permanently, but they did trade with the Native Americans.
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