They discovered the New World by accident. They were looking for new routes that would take them quicker to Asia to trade. At the time they did not know the earth was round. They believed it was flat and would sail straight to Asia. Therefore, when Colombus hit the New World he called the natives Indians because he believed he had reached India.
<em>On the Origin of Species</em> was a book written by Charles Darwin regarding the observations he made on his trip to the Galapagos Islands.
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New England towns along the coast, the colonists made their living fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding.
It helped them deal with the lack of certain resources.
