Christopher Columbus's first plan was to
A. build trading posts where merchants could trade with the local population.
B. plunder the legendary wealth of the Aztecs.
C. form an alliance with the French before attacking the Taíno.
D. form an alliance with the Aztecs against the Incas.
E. subjugate the native population as a slave race for the Spanish.
Answer: A
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