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Tanzania [10]
3 years ago
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Read the following paragraph. Then select the author's purpose in writing the paragraph. Christopher Columbus was a famous explo

rer who discovered the New World while searching for a western route to the Indies. Although all other merchants had traveled eastward to the Indies, Columbus was convinced he could reach the Indies by traveling west. He begged the king and queen to give him money, equipment, and supplies for his journey. Although Christopher Columbus did not find what he was looking for, on October 12, 1492, he and his men discovered the New World. The world owes a great debt to the courageous explorations of Christopher Columbus.
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1 answer:
aliina [53]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The author's purpose in writing this paragraph is to explain how Christopher Columbus discovered America(the New World)

Explanation:

I'm guessing that there were answer choices since it says to select the author's purpose, so choose something close to what I answered.

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