A history of the United States for schools . 36 INTRODUCTORY. Ch. II. and a westward route to the Indian Ocean. He passedthrough the strait that bears his name, and in spite ofmutiny, scurvy, and starvation, crossed the vast Pacific,in the most astonishing voyage that ever was made. Hewas killed by savages in the Philippine Islands, but oneof his ships arrived in Spain in 1522, after completingthe first circumnavigation of the earth. In spite of this voyage of Magellan the idea of a con-Slow com- nection between America and Asia was slow inthfworkof disappearing. Within forty years
A history of the United States for schools . 36 INTRODUCTORY. Ch. II. and a westward route to the Indian Ocean. He passedthrough the strait that bears his name, and in spite ofmutiny, scurvy, and starvation, crossed the vast Pacific,in the most astonishing voyage that ever was made. Hewas killed by savages in the Philippine Islands, but oneof his ships arrived in Spain in 1522, after completingthe first circumnavigation of the earth. In spite of this voyage of Magellan the idea of a con-Slow com- nection between America and Asia was slow inthfworkof disappearing. Within forty years from thediscovery, death of Columbus the shape of South Americawas quite well known, but the knowledge of NorthAmerica advanced much more slowly. Many who be-lieved it to be distinct from Asia regarded it as merelya thin barrier of land through which a strait into the. ROUTES OF THE FOUR GREATEST VOYAGES. Pacific Ocean might be found. It took long inlandjourneys to reveal the enormous width of the northerncontinent; and it took voyages in the northern Pacific toshow its true relations to Asia. It was not until 1728 CH. II. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. 37 that Vitus Bering, a Danish navigator in the service ofRussia, discovered the strait that bears his name. topics and questions. 11. The Voyages of the Northmen. 1. The first historical accounts of voyages to America. 2. Who were the Northmen ? 3. Their settlement of Iceland and Greenland. 4. Give an account of the voyage of Leif. 5. Where was Vinland, and why was it so named ? 6. Tell about Karlsefnis colony and its fate. 7. Why are the Icelandic chronicles thought to be true? 8. Was New England really settled by the Northmen ? 12. Trade Between Europe and Asia. 1. Why did the Vinland voyages interest Europe so little ? 2. What trade had Europe carried on from ancient times. 3. What effect had the Crus
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