Use the following excerpt from christopher columbus's journal for october 1, 1492, the day he first landed in america, to answer the question: "as i saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force, i presented them with some red caps, and strings of beads to wear upon the neck, and many other trifles of small value, wherewith they were much " christopher columbus's journal, october 1, 1492 what inference about columbus does the excerpt support?

Columbus had many goals in his exploration of the New World.  Religious conversion was one of them. The except shows it.  

D. Columbus's motive was to convert the natives to Christianity.

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