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The Americas Were Not Named the "Columbias" Because __________________

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The Americas were not named the "Columbias" because __________________.


A) Waldseemüller named it for Amerigo Vespucci in 1507
B) Columbus thought he was in the East Indies, not a new continent
C) Columbus named it after his friend, Amerigo Vespucci
D) A and B only

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