Christopher Columbus Voyage to America

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Christopher Columbus Voyage to America
By Angela Umensetter
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Brief History of Christopher Columbus

• Born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy
• Hired as a cabin boy at 14 and then made a
  captain at 30
• Nobody wanted to help fund the voyage except
  Queen Isabella
• Given three ships and 80 men to serve as
  crewmembers
• Discovered the New World on October 12, 1492

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Map
This is a map showing the locations of the New
World (26) and the Old World (19).
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Relationship between Europeans and Native
Americans(in the beginning)
The Native Americans were happy to see other
people reaching their land. When the white
people came they worshiped them. The Native
Americans would give them food, a place to stay,
and would rub oils all over their body. However,
this strong relationship does not last long. The
Native Americans will soon feel betrayed by the
Europeans.
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Tensions between the Europeans and Native
Americans
- Europeans did not understand the difference
in skin color - Native Americans accepted
Europeans Europeans did not accept the Native
Americans - Europeans wanted to colonize Native
Americans did not - Colonization caused great
tension with ownership of land - Europeans start
to take Native American land, which makes Native
Americans start to dislike the white people a
lot
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The Columbian Exchange
The significance of the Columbian Exchange was
the trading of different items from both the New
and Old World.
New World
Old World
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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The Columbian Exchange triggered slave trading
of African-Americans from Africa going to North
America, South America, Europe, Mexico and
Central America. Many of the slaves died on the
trip to their new destination.
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Diagram
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Ways to remember knowledge about voyage

• Handouts
• A question at beginning of class, but before the
  start of
• Puzzles
• Interactive learning websites Crossword

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