Question

Mark the statement if it accurately describes Magellan’s expedition.

A.
Three of the original five ships returned home to Spain.

B.
The Pacific Ocean was far wider than Magellan had anticipated.

C.
The expedition crossed three major oceans—the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Indian.

Answer 1

A. Three of the original five ships returned home to Spain

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Three of the original five ships returned home to Spain.

The statement that accurately describes Magellan’s expedition is "Three of the original five ships returned home to Spain."

Ferdinand Magellan left the port of Spain to start an expedition that aimed to find a sea route to the West in order to arrive in the Islands of Indonesia. He was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan’s crew were 270 men in five ships. They headed to West Africa and then to Brasil. They sailed until they found the strait that took them to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan’s expedition did not conduct trade along the way. It was just exploration and most of his men died before completing the mission.