Question

Which of the following statements correctly identify a feature of Columbus’s later voyages?

Check all of the boxes that apply.

Columbus found mainland South America.

Columbus was a peaceful ruler of Hispaniola.

Columbus’s ships were stranded in Jamaica.

Columbus lived out the remainder of his life in the Caribbean.

Columbus died believing that he had reached Asia.

Answer 1

Columbus found mainland South America

Columbus’s ships were stranded in Jamaica.

Columbus died believing that he had reached Asia.

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Answer 2

The following are the statements that correctly identify the features of Columbus’s later voyages:

• Columbus found mainland South America: Columbus did not actually find the continent of North America but he had only made it to the eastern coasts of the continent of South America during his later voyages.
• Columbus’s ships were stranded in Jamaica: Columbus was left with only two caravels when he reached Jamaica. He stayed in Jamaica for around six months until the local people stopped serving them with food.
• Columbus died believing that he had reached Asia: Columbus never came across the fact that what he had discovered were a few islands in the Caribbean and the continent of South America. He believed he had found Asia.