Finding no gold on his explorations,Christopher Columbus suggested that Ferdinand and Isabella could use the islands he discovered by selling
A)the crops to passing ships.
B)the people as slaves.
C)the lumber to build ships.
D)the tobacco to Europeans.
E)passage from the islands to the Far East.

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Columbus suggested that Ferdinand and Isabella could use the people he discovered as slaves to sell them and make money. He even captured some of the natives to bring them back to Spain as slaves. Although he did suggest trading in crops and lumber, his primary suggestion was to sell the people as slaves. The idea of using the new territories as a passage to the Far East was also a possibility, but it was not suggested by Columbus himself.

Finding No Gold on His Explorations,Christopher Columbus Suggested That Ferdinand