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Columbus's expedition set sail from the port of Palos on:Read the answer and worked solution →Which ship did Columbus himself command?Read the answer and worked solution →Columbus sighted the island of Guanahani on:Read the answer and worked solution →The two American continents were named after which Florentine geographer?Read the answer and worked solution →Cortes's interpreter, fluent in three local languages, was:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Inca ruler did Pizarro capture in 1532 and execute despite a roomful of gold?Read the answer and worked solution →The Spanish silver mines of Potosi lie in which modern country?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the explorersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the American peoplesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the voyage datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Aztec wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Aztec or IncaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the regionsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →New World bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Canada takes its name from kanata, meaning village in the language of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Who first sighted the islands of New Zealand in 1642?Read the answer and worked solution →The earliest inhabitants of North America crossed from Asia over which land-bridge?Read the answer and worked solution →The oldest artefact found in America, an arrow-point, is how old?Read the answer and worked solution →Which animal did North American natives chiefly hunt for meat?Read the answer and worked solution →From which settlers did the natives buy horses in the seventeenth century?Read the answer and worked solution →Belts of coloured shells exchanged by tribes after a treaty were called:Read the answer and worked solution →The French founded the colony of Quebec in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which French philosopher admired natives as untouched by the corruptions of civilisation?Read the answer and worked solution →The USA bought Alaska from which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Chief Justice Marshall's judgment on the Cherokees was delivered in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which US President ignored that judgment and had the army evict the Cherokees?Read the answer and worked solution →The forced march of 15,000 Cherokees, in which over a quarter died, is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Canada was organised as a Confederation of autonomous states in:Read the answer and worked solution →Chief Seattle wrote his famous letter to the US President in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Columbus's expedition set sail from the port of Palos on:

  1. 1 May 1492
  2. 3 August 1492
  3. 12 October 1492
  4. 3 August 1498
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Correct answer: B. 3 August 1492

1. Portugal had turned down his plans. 2. He left Palos on 3 August 1492. 3. Land was sighted on 12 October. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 8, Confrontation of Cultures._

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Which ship did Columbus himself command?

  1. Nina ship
  2. Victoria
  3. Santa Maria
  4. Pinta ship
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Correct answer: C. Santa Maria

1. Pinta and Nina were caravels. 2. Columbus commanded the Santa Maria. 3. He had 40 sailors with him. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 8, Confrontation of Cultures._

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Columbus sighted the island of Guanahani on:

  1. 3 August 1492
  2. 12 October 1498
  3. 25 June 1520
  4. 12 October 1492
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Correct answer: D. 12 October 1492

1. The fleet had sailed 33 days without seeing land. 2. Land came on 12 October 1492. 3. He renamed the island San Salvador. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 8, Confrontation of Cultures._

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