After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had
A) discovered a New World.
B) failed at what he had set out to do.
C) sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies.
D) sailed around the world.
E) discovered the "lost continent" of Atlantis.

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Columbus believed that the lands he had discovered were on the outskirts of the East Indies, which was his original intended destination. He referred to the people he encountered as "Indians" because he believed he had reached the Indies.

After His First Voyage, Christopher Columbus Believed That He Had