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Which statement best describes why it's inaccurate to say that Columbus "discovered" America?

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Native Americans were already in the land so the only thing he did was find new land that was already inhabited

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Answer: There were already millions of people living in the Americas.

Explanation: There were millions of indigenous people living on the continent before Columbus arrived.

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