Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who discovered America

  1. du Fay

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Samuel Eliot Morison

  4. Pedro de Velasco
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, leading to sustained European contact. The term 'discovered' reflects Eurocentric perspective, ignoring indigenous peoples who had lived there for thousands of years.

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