Une école picturale histoire des États-Unis ; à laquelle sont ajoutés de la Déclaration d'indépendance, et la Constitution des États-Unis . iction il est mort, d'être, comme le laisse entendre, tout à fait ignorants de thereal grandeur de sa découverte. C. En 1499, l'année de la découverte du conti-nent, Amerigo Vespucci* (a-ma-re-rendez-ves poot-feuilles), un Italiannavigator, visité la côte orientale de l'Amérique du Sud, et, en 1501, a fait un second voyage vers les mêmes régions. Il pre-pared comptes de ces deux voyages, qui ont été publiés, dans lequel il eneurope a déclaré qu'il était le premier Européen thathad débarqué

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A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . iction he died, being, as intimated, entirely ignorant of thereal grandeur of his discovery. V. In 1499, the year after Columbus discovered the conti-nent, Amerigo Vespucci* (a-ma-re-go ves-poot-sht), an Italiannavigator, visited the eastern coast of South America, and, in 1501, made a second voyage to the same regions. He pre-pared accounts of these two voyages, which were published inEurope, in which he claimed to be the first European thathad landed on the western continent. In consequence of theclaim set up by him, as well as from the fact that his were thefirst published accounts of the newly discovered country, itwas called America. VI. In 1497, one year beforeColumbus discovered the conti-nent, and two years previous toAmerigos visit, John Cabot andhis son Sebastian, while sailingunder a commission from HenryVII., of England, discovered thecoast of Labrador, and thuswere the first to discover thecontinent of America. In asecond voyage, made by Sebas-tian Cabot in 1498, the coast. SEBASTIAN CABOT. ? Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy, in 1451. He died in Seville, Spain, in 1512. V. Questions.—32. When did Vespucci visit America ? 33. What part of Amer-ica did he visit? 34. How did the country come to be called America ? VI: 35. What discovery was made in 1497 ? 36. What large island southeast ofLabrador? (Sec map, p. 10.) 3T. Did the Cabots or Vespucci first discover the con-tinent? 38, Was the honor of naming this country rightly bestowed ? 39. Did thathonor belong either to the Cabots or Vespucci, rather than to Columbus? 40. Whi-ndid Sebastian Cabot make a second voyage. 41. Give an accountof it. 42. Ofwhat special importance did the successes of the Cabots prove? 14 DISCOVERIES AND EXPLORATIONS. from Labrador to Chesapeake Bay—some say to Florida—was explored; landings were made in several places, a

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