> It wasn't know that America would be profitable. This is misleading, because the early explorers thought they were sailing to India, not to a new world that

> It wasn't know that America would be profitable. This is misleading, because the early explorers thought they were sailing to India, not to a new world that was unknown at the time. India was certainly regarded as profitable, and was the impetus for the early voyages. BTW this is why native Americans are called "indians".