why can it be said that Europeans did not discover the Americas?

Question

A. The Americans were destroyed by wildfires before anyone discovered them

B. Asian explorer found the Americans first

C. Europeans never landed in Americans

D. Native Americans were already inhabiting the land in the americas

Answer 1

The most accurate answer is:

D. Native Americans were already inhabiting the land in the Americas.

This statement emphasizes that the Americas were already populated by Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. Thus, the term "discovery" is often seen as problematic because it overlooks the existence and cultures of these Native American societies.