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His goal was to find a route to the rich spice trade of the Indies and to explore the west coast of Africa.
middle passage
triangular trade
Triangular
The triangular trade route’s middle legS:AfricaE: West Indies
triangular trade
A trade route whose legs formed a triangle from the colonies to Africa then the West Indies and back to the colonies
The triangular trade route was between 3 points in the Alantic world, the Americas, The West Indies, and Africa.
He could have used either of the routes you suggest. However Columbus was on a journey of exploration to see if there was a shorter faster route to the Indies by sailing to the west.
2 possible answers : Europe to Africa to America OR africa west indies america OR EUROPE TO WEST INDIES TO AMERICA
Triangular Trade