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1.
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
2.
In 1490, a Spanish commission of experts rejected Columbus' plan to sail westward. What reason did they give for rejecting his plan?
3.
What name did Columbus give to the first island he landed upon on Oct. 12, 1942?
4.
What is the only part of what is now the United States that Columbus visited?
5.
Columbus returned to Spain in June 1496 to answer charges that he had mistreated the native people of what island?
6.
How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World?
