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Christopher Columbus...
was the very first person to go to America.
found America by accident.
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in...
2020
1900
1492
3
Which part of the world did Christopher Columbus mean to visit when he accidentally landed in America?
The Indies
Spain
Italy
Antarctica
What were the names of the three ships paid for by the King of Spain?
The Pineapple, the Niña and the Santa Maria
The Pinta, the Niña and the Santa Claus
The Pinta, the Niña and the Santa Maria
The Pinta, the Naña and the Santa Maria
Columbus thought he landed in the Indies, so he called the native people there...
Indians
kings
explorers
sailors
What was Columbus hoping to find in the Indies?
a new truck
gold and spices
his friends
pumpkins
The land voyage east from Europe to the Indies was dangerous because...
the water was too deep.
the mountains were high.
the cars ran out of gas.
it was too hot.
The ocean voyage south from Europe to the Indies was dangerous because....
there were sea monsters
there were storms and rocks.
it was too hot.
the king was chasing them.
Columbus thought he landed in the Indies, but he actually landed...
at McDonald's
in New York.
on an island south of Florida.
in China.
What do you think of Christopher Columbus?
He was a brave hero because he travelled the world and discovered new lands.
He was an excellent sailor and an important part of history, but he is not a hero because he did not find a route in the Indies and he was unkind.
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