Were the first europeans to encounter north americans. a. vikings b. spanish c. portuguese d. conquistadors

Vikings were the first Europeans to encounter North Americans. They had huge ships so it was easy for them to travel to distant locations. These people from Scandinavia traveled to America and conquered some of its locations - New York was previously named New Amsterdam after the Dutch.

Cherokee  removal, part of the trail of tears, refers to the  forced  relocation between 1836 and 1839 of thecherokee  nation from  their lands ingeorgia, south carolina, north carolina, tennessee, texas, and alabama to the indian territory (present day oklahoma)  in  the thenwestern united states, and the resultant deaths