How Did Christopher Columbus Discover America

There have been many arguments over Christopher Columbus and his discovery of America. Although many can argue that he was not the first to discover America because there we natives there long before he arrived his discovery led to centuries of exploration and utilization of American land. Christopher Columbus had a hero's heart and was willing to go on an expedition far from home to a far away land. Although his intentions were not to find America he still ended up finding it. Many argue it was luck and that he was at “the right place at the right time” and this may be true but it was his willingness to go and explore the unknown that led him to his discovery. Columbus was willing to do what no one else was willing to try. His discovery led to many more discoveries and is the stepping stone that led to our states and country. Not only did he help Europe to expand and grow but he also treated the natives well and was willing to learn and work
No one can say that if he did not go on the expedition the natives would be still alive and prosperous because there were other explorers and they would have gotten there eventually. In document D, it clearly states that “If Columbus had not crossed the Atlantic in 1492, some other explorer - perhaps Vespucci or Cabot- would have done so a few years later.” Although this may make you think that there is nothing important about him because if he hadn't gotten there somebody else would have but he was important because he had different motivations. Columbus was not motivated by “greed for gold nor ambition for