His discovery of the Pacific Ocean established Spain's claim to it and the land surrounding it, and spurred Magellan to seek a direct sea route to the Pacific and the East Indies beyond.
Because the French tried to make peace with the Native Americans, while the British tried to push them out of their land.
Lake Ontario would be the answer
One of the benefits of the new suburban lifestyle of the 1950s was that people had far more property, and therefore had more space. In cities, it would have been impossible to have the types of yards and garages seen in suburbia.