COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Question
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When Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in the East Indies (Indonesia) in 1492, where had he actually landed?
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The site later to names Columbus, Georgia on the east coast of the USA
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Columbia (South America)
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The Bahamas
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The site later to become Washington DC (District of Columbia)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On October 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas. Columbus and his ships landed on an island that the native Lucayan people called Guanahani. Columbus renamed it San Salvador.
Detailed explanation-2: -After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island on October 12, 1492, believing he has reached East Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. On October 12, more than two months later, Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador; the natives called it Guanahani.
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