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In 1492, an explorer began sailing across the vast Atlantic Ocean. His goal was

to find a shortcut to Asia by heading west across the large body of water.
Instead of finding the shortcut, this explorer landed on an island in the
Caribbean Sea. He had discovered a land that
Europeans didn't know about -
North and South America.
Which explorer is described in the passage above?
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Cabeza de Vaca
Christopher Columbus

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Answer:

D. Christopher Columbus.

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