Multiple choice Who founded Canada and New Foundland? The Chinese The Polynesians The Phoenicians Lief Erickson Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Norse explorer Leif Erikson is widely believed to have been the first European to reach North America, establishing a settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in modern-day Newfoundland, Canada, around 1000 A.D.