Question
Problem
What was Christopher Columbus looking to find on his first transatlantic voyage?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) A new source of African people to enslave
A
A new source of African people to enslave
(Choice B) The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
B
The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
(Choice C) A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
C
A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
What was Christopher Columbus looking to find on his first transatlantic voyage?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) A new source of African people to enslave
A
A new source of African people to enslave
(Choice B) The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
B
The Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
(Choice C) A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
C
A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia
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The correct answer is:
(Choice C) A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Christopher Columbus was seeking a westward route to access the lucrative spice trade in Asia.
(Choice C) A new sea route to the Spice Islands of what is today Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Christopher Columbus was seeking a westward route to access the lucrative spice trade in Asia.