Columbus's Claims About What He Would Reach by Sailing West

question 52

Multiple Choice

Columbus's claims about what he would reach by sailing west across the Atlantic __________.

• A) were almost completely wrong
• B) proved mainly correct
• C) were widely accepted by royal advisors across Europe
• D) were based on previous Spanish and English western voyages

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