Choose the correct statement below about European explorers and their expeditions:
A) Ferdinand Magellan explored the North American coast from the Carolinas to Newfoundland.
B) Jacques Cartier explored the coasts of Newfoundland, Quebec, and Nova Scotia and ascended the St. Lawrence.
C) Henry Hudson established the first successful European settlement in North America.
D) John Cabot rounded South America and crossed the Pacific to the Philippines, where he died; one of his ships became the first to sail around the world.
E) Christopher Columbus crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific.
Question 2
Which of the following statements about Christopher Columbus is correct?
A) He believed by sailing west he could reach Asia.
B) He had been recruited by the King and Queen of Spain to be the agent of Spanish territorial expansion.
C) He embarked on his expedition with limited navigating experience.
D) His sole goal was to glorify his god, and he thought nothing of personal gain or even the finances of his expedition.
E) He was simply one of about a dozen would-be explorers who roamed Europe endlessly hawking their enterprises.
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