Question

Christopher Columbus' voyage ushered in a period of European colonization during which three countries began to fight for control of North America. Which three countries were fighting?

A: Russia, Japan, France


B: England, Mexico, Germany


C: Spain, France, and England


D: Canada, Portugal, China

Answer 1

Spin, France, and England were fighting over South America. Columbus did not discover what we know today as North America, but the island of Hispañiola. Pope Alexander VI split what is now known as Brazil in two.