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Praxis II Early Education Content Knowledge

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Which of the following explorers was the first to colonize the Americas on behalf of Spain in 1492?
  1. Amerigo Vespucci
  2. Vasco da Gama
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Sir Francis Drake
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Answer: C -The explorer commissioned by Spain who was the first to colonize the Americas in 1492 was Christopher Columbus. Vespucci’s credibility has been questioned; however, America was named after him. Da Gama discovered an ocean route to India. Drake was the first to circumnavigate the world.
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