The term “America” first appeared in print in this year
- 1495
- 1500
- 1507
- 1776
Daily Quiz for September 3, 2016
The term “America” first appeared in print in this year
The term “America” first appeared in print in this year
1507. Geographer Martin Waldseemuller was drawing a map of the world, adding the recently discovered “New World”. He called the new lands “America” after Amerigo Vespucci, whom he mistakenly believed discovered them.