The United States of America is one of the most famous countries. But did Christopher Columbus really discover America? There is basically 2 side here, yes, he did discover America. Or no, he didn't find America, someone else did.
In the first theory, Christopher did not discover America. Native Americans were in America way before Christopher Columbus. Native Americans may not have meant to find America, but when the land was connected, they crossed over from now Russia. You could argue they didn't mean to find it so they didn't discover it. But Christopher Columbus also didn't find America purposely. He was looking for India, but he accidentally found America. The same logic would say that Christopher didn't discover America. Then you could basically argue that cavemen discovered all parts of Earth. So if we cross out Native Americans for discovering America, Christopher Columbus discovered America, right?
Well, Vikings discovered America centuries before Christopher Columbus came. Although they didn't stay there due to the ice age and their settlement becoming too cold, they "discovered" it before Christopher Columbus. Vikings probably were later than Native Americans, but if we cross Native Americans off the list, they were here before Christopher Columbus. Vikings settled at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland. So, Vikings did settle in North America, but not in the United States.
Lastly, Christopher Columbus did discover America. The definition of discover is "find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search". This means that even though Christopher Columbus didn't mean to find America, he discovered it. But what about the people before him? Well, he made this land populated, he is the one who proved that this land existed. He was the one who got people in America. So, Christopher Columbus discovered it and made it known to the world. While Native Americans didn't notice the world they existed, and Vikings didn't leave any records.
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