first sailed near the mainland of America in 1497. The accounts of his explorations were widely distributed, including his acknowledgement that an unknown continent had been discovered.

Amerigo Vespucci.

Explanation:

Amerigo Vespucci was an explorer, merchant and navigator from Italy. He is popularly known for his voyages during the Age of Discovery that he made first on behalf of Spain and then for Portugal in 1497 and 1504 respectively. The booklets published under his name were widely read by the people of Europe. He was instrumental in spreading awareness of the new discoveries.

s the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the united states, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the united states; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments. sooo yeahhh

explanation:

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.