Question

After Vinland was abandoned and the Vikings left North America, Europeans did not begin settling North America again until about _____ years later. Columbus and other European explorers made numerous trips to the east coasts of present-day Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

Answer 1

Answer:

Europeans did not begin settling North America again until about 500 years later.

Explanation:

The question is phrased a little inaccurately because Greenland is technically in North America and the Norse peoples continued their colonization of Greenland for 500 years. This is significant I think because the question deals with Viking culture and presence in the North Atlantic. Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492 (in the Caribbean region). The Viking site in Newfoundland is called L'Anse aux Meadows. There is debate about how long the site was occupied, with most scholars believing it was only occupied for a relatively short span of time as no burials have been found or other evidence of generations living at the site.  Others think it might have been used more like a repair facility or outpost (Barraclough, 2016).