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Which of these people is believed to have discovered America?

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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer whose discoveries led to the European colonization of the New World. He had hoped to find a western route to the Indies but landed on what is now San Salvador instead.

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Which of these people is believed to have discovered America?

• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus
• Benjamin Franklin
• King George