Final answer:
Christopher Columbus believed that sailing west would lead him to unexplored lands, which turned out to be the Americas.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement is True. Columbus believed that by sailing west, he would reach the East Indies, but instead, he encountered the Caribbean islands of the Americas. He didn't know at the time that there were continents in between Europe and Asia. His voyages marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization of the American continents.
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