In His First Voyage in 1492,Christopher Columbus

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Multiple Choice

In his first voyage in 1492,Christopher Columbus

• A) mistook Cuba for China.
• B) sailed along the coast of what is present-day Virginia.
• C) crossed the Atlantic Ocean in six weeks.
• D) was forced to put down a mutiny on the Santa Maria.
• E) was briefly captured by natives he encountered.

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