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What country sponsored both Chistopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de Leon?
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Spain
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Whose reason for exploring was to find the quickest route to India?
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Christopher Columbus
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What did the Bahamas have to offer the Spaniards instead of gold?
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Rich soil for growing crops and unusual food Europeans had never had before.
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What people had sailed west and discovered North America before Columbus?
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The Vikings.
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Why did Columbus need the King and Queen of Spain so that he could make his voyage?
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He needed money for the 3 ships, to hire sailors and purchase supplies for the journey.
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