In his first voyage in 1492,Christopher Columbus
A) sailed along the coast of what is present-day Virginia.
B) mistook Cuba for China.
C) was briefly captured by natives he encountered.
D) was forced to put down a mutiny on the Santa Maria.
E) crossed the Atlantic Ocean in six weeks.

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Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed that Cuba was actually China, a misperception that continued up until his third voyage.

In His First Voyage in 1492,Christopher Columbus