Quty100 1) The first settlers of America were Vikings. 2) Christopher Columbus was an experienced sailor. 3) He asked the king of Spain to give him fleet of ships because, he wanted to look for a new route to India. 4) The north-eastern wind drove them farther and farther south-west. 5) Columbus called those island West-Indies because, he was certain that the lands he had discovers were part of India. 6) For real Columbus had discovered America. 7) The continent was named after Amerigo Vespucci. 8) The native Americans were robbed and killed, their cities were destroyed. Their towns were ruined.