Christophe r Columbus By: Mesa Polcyn and Caitlin Caldwell

Christophe r Columbus By: Mesa Polcyn and Caitlin Caldwell

Basic Info Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa. He died in 1506 from an attack by natives. Columbus sailed for the country of Spain. Columbus went on four voyages in his lifetime.

First Voyage He went on his first voyage hoping to find a route to India in 1492. The boats he took were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Sante Maria. Columbus ended up in the islands below America, making him the first European explorer to discover the “New World.”

Second Voyage Columbus made his second voyage to Hispaniola in 1493. He took with him a large fleet of 17 ships with 1,500 colonists aboard. When he landed in Hispaniola, he discovered the old colony destroyed by Natives. Because of this, Columbus founded a new colony.

Third Voyage Columbus made his third voyage farther south to Trinidad and Venezuela in 1498. The purpose of this voyage was to transport convicts as colonists, because of the bad reports on conditions in Hispaniola and because the novelty of the New World was wearing off. After transporting the convicts, Columbus saw a new continent, but hurried back to Hispaniola to check on his colony. Isabella and Ferdinand heard about the horrible conditions in the colony and sent a ship to bring Columbus back to Spain in chains.

Fourth Voyage Columbus went to find a land entry to Asia and Japan in 1502. Halfway through his journey, Columbus stopped in Mexico where he was attacked by Natives. During the attack, Columbus had to abandon two of his four ships and return to Spain where he died.

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Influence Columbus’ voyages impacted the world in many ways. His discovery of the New World led to colonization in the Americas. This was both positive and negative because the colonists began to kill the Native Americans.

Conclusion From our research, we have learned that Columbus went on more than one voyage. We also learned the details of these voyages. The sources we used were reliable. During research, we were surprised to find out that Columbus made one of his journeys with the purpose of transporting convicts to the New World. We knew about the first voyage Columbus made because of its importance in history.

Conclusion (cont.) During research, we didn’t come across any explorers that we would like to research. However, we came across the captain Vicente Yanez Pinzon, who captained the Nina, that we would like to research. Christopher Columbus was very important to history. Without his voyages, the New World may have not been discovered. Columbus’ discoveries attributed to a lot of exploration and colonization. It also led to the trading of new goods and the death of many Native Americans.

Bibliography Information: www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/ c/columbus.shtml www.history.com/topics/christopher-columbus www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/ A0864670.html Pictures: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl ms&tab wi