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After the name of which explorer, the continent of America was given its name?

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Christopher Columbus

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Vasco-da-gama

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John Cabot

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The correct option is A Amerigo Vespucci
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World. Believing he had discovered a new continent, in a letter to Florence, Vespucci called South America the New World.

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