Where did Columbus land on his voyage?

Where did Columbus land on his voyage?

• A. The Canary Islands
• B. The Bahamas
• C. Hispaniola
• D. Jamaica

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is recalling where Columbus first reached land in the Americas on his 1492 voyage. He set sail from the Canary Islands and crossed the Atlantic in search of a westward route to Asia. The first land he sighted in the New World was in the Bahamas, on an island he would name San Salvador. The Canary Islands were simply the starting point of the voyage, not a landfall. He did later encounter other Caribbean lands such as Hispaniola, and Jamaica was reached on later legs or trips, but the initial landfall is the Bahamas.

The main idea here is recalling where Columbus first reached land in the Americas on his 1492 voyage. He set sail from the Canary Islands and crossed the Atlantic in search of a westward route to Asia. The first land he sighted in the New World was in the Bahamas, on an island he would name San Salvador. The Canary Islands were simply the starting point of the voyage, not a landfall. He did later encounter other Caribbean lands such as Hispaniola, and Jamaica was reached on later legs or trips, but the initial landfall is the Bahamas.