Which of the following is not true of columbus?
1) sailed for spain
2) thought he could reach china by sailing west
3) calculated the correct size of the world
4) did not realize he had discovered a new world

The correct answer is C) calculated the correct size of the world.

What is not true of Columbus is that he "calculated the correct size of the world."

Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas on October 12, 1492.  After so many days of desperation, he finally saw land. He was traveling in "La Pinta" ship when one of his men shouted, "land ahead!" The trip had been sponsored by Spain King Ferdinand of Castilla and Queen Isabella, the Catholic. What is not true of Columbus is that he "calculated the correct size of the world."

the assassination of president lincoln was just one part of a larger plot to decapitate the federal government of the u.s. after the civil war. the first reaction to lincoln’s death was disbelief. then it quickly changed to grief. abraham lincoln’s death created an outpouring of grief from citizens in both the north and the south.

explanation:

lincoln was the first u.s. president to be assassinated. president abraham lincoln, america’s civil war leader, was assassinated just five days after confederate general robert e. lee surrendered his army at appomattox court house, ending the four-year war between the states. on the evening of april 14, 1865, lincoln was attending a performance of our american cousin at ford’s theatre in washington, d.c. john wilkes booth – a 26-year old actor, confederate sympathizer, and white supremacist – slipped into the presidential box and shot lincoln in the head. john wilkes booth and his conspirators had initially planned to kidnap lincoln to save the confederate states. but as the confederacy faltered, booth’s thoughts turned to murder. booth may have decided to act on his hatred after lincoln endorsed giving the right to vote to african-american men who had served in the union army.

accomplishment : zachary taylor’s was a national war hero in his battle in an mexican war

explanation:

he was known as a national war hero for his battles in the mexican war, taylor was elected as the 12th president of the united states in 1849. he led the nation during its debates on slavery and southern secession. after serving only 16 months in office, taylor died from cholera morbus on july 9,