FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Question
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What ocean did Christopher Columbus sail across?
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Pacific Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
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The Tennessee River
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On August 3, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus started his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina. On October 12, the expedition reached land, probably Watling Island in the Bahamas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Columbus left Castile in August 1492 with three ships and made landfall in the Americas on 12 October, ending the period of human habitation in the Americas now referred to as the pre-Columbian era. His landing place was an island in the Bahamas, known by its native inhabitants as Guanahani.
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