. The new eclectic history of the United States . Ph <xn icia n I esscl. 12 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. 6. Northmen in Greenland.—Iceland had been occupied about ahundred years by a hardy, sea-faring race from Norway, when,in A. D. 985, Eric the Red, an Icelandic chief, discoveredGreenland, and planted a colony on its southwest shore. Thisbecame a thrifty settlement through its trade with the Esqui-maux, and paid a yearly tribute to the Pope. One of Ericscomrades, driven out of his way by a storm, saw the mainlandof North America stretching far away to the southwest. 7. Leif in New Englan
. The new eclectic history of the United States . Ph <xn icia n I esscl. 12 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. 6. Northmen in Greenland.—Iceland had been occupied about ahundred years by a hardy, sea-faring race from Norway, when,in A. D. 985, Eric the Red, an Icelandic chief, discoveredGreenland, and planted a colony on its southwest shore. Thisbecame a thrifty settlement through its trade with the Esqui-maux, and paid a yearly tribute to the Pope. One of Ericscomrades, driven out of his way by a storm, saw the mainlandof North America stretching far away to the southwest. 7. Leif in New England.—In A. D. 1000, Erics son, Leif theFortunate, undertook, with thirty-five brave companions, toexamine this more fertile and attractive shore. They saw theflat rocks of Newfoundland, the white banks of Nova Scotia,and the long, sandy beach of Cape Cod. From its great num-ber of wild grapes, the Rhode Island coast was called GoodViidand. Leifs party wintered in New England, and in thespring carried home news of their discovery. 8. White-mans
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