on May 20‚ 1506. Christopher columbus had 3 ships names. Santa Maria‚ Pinta and Nina. Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the America’s in 1492. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer hired by Spain to reach Asia in 1491. Instead he discovered a continent‚ and in four voyages explored the West Indies from 1492 to 1502. His discovery resulted in Europeans exploring and settling
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MID TERM EXAM to be down loaded and answered in Word Chapter 1 before 1492 Worlds Apart (The Indigenous Problem in America) 1a) Describe the relationship of Indigenous Peoples to the land and their level of technology in the Americas before 1492. 1c) Describe the travels of Columbus to the New World‚ The treatment by the explorers of the Indigenous peoples they encountered. (Optional) Describe discussion or presentation made in the class sessions on this
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requested multiple countries to sponsor his journey to the west; most countries rejected him but he finally came to agreements with Spain in early 1492. Columbus was given three ships commonly known as the Nina‚ the Pinta‚ and the Santa Maria but Nina and Pinta were just nicknames the crew had given to them. “Mariners dubbed one of the three ships on Columbus’s 1492 voyage the Pinta‚ Spanish for “the painted one” or “prostitute.” The Santa Clara‚ meanwhile‚ was nicknamed the Nina in honor of its owner‚
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such as the Americas‚ but the first known European recording belonged to Christopher Columbus an Italian-European explorer who sailed the ocean blue in 1492. “Journey of the First Voyage to America” is an explorative narrative by Christopher Columbus about his journey to the west and reports on what he had discovered to the Spanish Royals. In 1492‚ Columbus attempted to reach India by sailing through the Atlantic Ocean as opposed to crossing Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia to reach his destination
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questions 1-4 for submission on Monday 15th October. 1. a) Name 2 islands occupied by the Tainos b) Name 3 islands occupied by the Kalinago c) Name 1 island occupied by both peoples mentioned above‚ At the time of European contact in 1492. d) Name 1 territory occupied by the Maya. (7 mks) 2. Explain why most Taino and Kalinago settlements
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Constitution‚ and helped elect George Washington as U.S. President. Ben had made a huge‚ successful‚ and positive impact on America that changed it permanently. One of his greatest acts was promoting the Abolition of Slavery‚ petitioning for it in 1790. During his time in America Franklin invented swim fins‚ the lightning rod and musical instruments‚ earning him honorary degrees from Harvard‚ Yale‚ Oxford University in England‚ and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Although Franklin had
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a group he called “Indians”. From the year 1492 until the year 1503 Columbus had made four voyages between what he thought was India‚ turning out to be America‚ and Spain. During this time the European exploration of the Americas thrived. Columbus and the Spaniards after finally receiving the funds from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella set off on the first voyage to try and find a direct water route to Asia. Leaving the Spanish ports on August 3rd 1492 with three ships‚ the Nina‚ the Pinta and the
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age of slavery‚ it was one of the most hush and unfair thing for the African Americans. Those African Americans were still traded like slaves even they were free man that time. All of those racism movements started in the late eighteenth century. In 1790‚ the white American army formed a systematic campaign to removed all the Natives from other states and relocated them all to the west of the Mississippi River. This campaign affected lots of the Native American and the Indian nations. During the same
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In the 1790s‚ the United States was burdened by both domestic and foreign affairs. As the new nation began to develop‚ the relationship with France would fuel foreign affairs and the rise of political parties that would dominate domestic affairs even though the affairs at home were much more significant. The most important domestic issues were the struggles between the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The Republicans wanted states’ rights and power to the people; whereas the Federalists
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conquer these lands and their people. In January of 1492 Christopher Columbus obtained the support of Queen Elizabeth and Ferdinand‚ after his request for financial backing had been rejected twice. On August 3rd ‚ 1942 Columbus set sail on the Tinto river in southern Spain with a fleet of three ships –the Nina‚ the Pinta‚ and the Santa Maria- On a mission to discover the Indies. Columbus’ stumbled upon the “New World” on October 12‚ 1492. Columbus was greeted on arrival by a native tribe of
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