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What was Columbus' purpose in sailing west across the Atlantic

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Answer: On August 3, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus started his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. ... Columbus reasoned that since the world is round, he could sail west to reach “the east” (the lucrative lands of India and China).

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He knew the world was round and thought he would reach India by sailing west.

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