christopher columbus
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- 1. What were the European nations competing to find in the late 14oo's?
- 1. An easy route to Asia.
- 2. How did Christopher Columbus differ from other explorers in the way that he searched for the route to Asia?
- 2. Columbus went west.
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3. Christopher Columbus named the territory where he landed "San Salvador"
What is todays name for the group of
islands in which this was located. - 3. The Bahamas
- 4. What continent did Columbus think that he had reached?
- 4. Columbus thought that he had reached the West Indies.
- 5. What people did Columbus meet after landing?
- 5. Columbus met the Arawaks when he landed.
- 6. What did Columbus call the people that he met when he landed?
- 6. Columbus called the people he met Indians because he thought that he landed in the East Indies (India)
- 7. What sea did Columbus sail into after landing on (what he called San Salvador, which was actually the Bahamas)?
- 7. Columbus sailed in to the Carribean Sea.
- 8. What island did Columbus colonize on his second visit to this region (around the Caribean Sea)?
- 8.Columbus colonized Hispanola.
- 9. What happened to the native people on this island of Hispanola and why?
- 9. The native people were enslaved and sold in Spain because they were gentle and easily overcome by force.
- 10. How did Columbus change the American continents forever?
- 10. People followed Columbus's route West and the presence of Europeans changed the lives of the Native American people forever.
- 11. What countries make up the island of Hispaniola today?
- 11. Haiti and The Dominican Republic (also known as the greater antillies) make up what was the island of Hispanola.