Christopher Columbus
SS book pg 135 – 138
Made by Kevin Roper
SS book pg. 135
►Europeans
were continuing their drive to
explore the world.
►One of them, an Italian named
_____________________, had a bold idea.
►He wanted to find a better way to reach the
______________________, a part of Asia
rich with gold, spices, and other goods.
►At the time the only way they had to reach
the Indies, was a difficult
________________________ journey.
►Columbus
suggested sailing
_________________ across the Atlantic
Ocean.
►He needed ___________________ to pay
for his expedition.
►Columbus took his plan to
________________King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabella to convince them of a
quicker and cheaper way to the Indies.
►On August 3, __________________
Columbus left Spain heading west.
► Columbus
sailed with 3 ships:
____________________________________
►After
one _____________________at sea
the men on the ship wanted to return
home, but Columbus pushed on.
►On October ____________ land was
sighted from the Pinta.
►Historians believed that Columbus may
have reached one of the
___________________ Islands.
► Columbus’
Route
►Since
Columbus believed he had reach
the Indies, he called the people living
on these islands
______________________
►This name would later be given to all
native people of North America.
►The Bahamas Islands and other islands
in the region became known as the
_________________________
► Columbus
died without knowing he had
discovered a new continent.
West Indies
The Columbian Exchange
► Columbus
had 3 more trips to the Americas.
He took ships loaded with ______________,
animals, and other supplies.
► Spain wanted to setup a _______________
that would bring profit to Spain.
► A colony is a settlement far from the
country that rules it.
► The chart on page 136 shows the goods
that were moved through the Columbian
Exchange.
Columbian Exchange
► List
things that Europeans brought FROM
the West Indies back to Europe.
► List
things that Europeans brought TO the
West Indies.
► Without
knowing it, Europeans brought
disease _________________ to the
Americas.
► Many Native Americans died because they
had no defense again smallpox and
measles.
► European peoples also forced many Native
Americans to work on _________________.
► They forced many native peoples to give up
their own __________________ and way of
life.