Which ocean served as a highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants to North America?

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Eden Baird

6 September, 19:49

Which ocean served as a highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants to North America?

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Jamar Mercer · Answer 1

The Atlantic Ocean. Its the ocean that connects North and South America to Europe. Most early explorers came from Europe and "discovered" the Americas. The slave trade as well as spice trade used the Atlantic ocean because it's the most direct way from most of Europe.