Davis Notes
Chapter 1
Brave New World
Who really “discovered” America? (pg 3-6)
“In 1492 sailed the Ocean Blue” quote which tells us nothing but we all still know it
Columbus – national holiday, revered by Italian-Americans and Hispanics
Portugal, England, France rejected trip sponsorship, Spain said no once, later said yes
Busted Myth – Queen Isabel (and Husband King Ferdinand) did not sell the jewels to fund the
trip –
Why do it?
Spain: 3 ships were not a risk when compared to the potential payoff – fear of Portugal’s
growing wealth from exploration helped convince the King and Queen
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria (flag-ship)
Columbus: promised title “Admiral of the Ocean Sea”, % of profits, governorship of new lands
Where did Columbus land? Columbus named it San Salvador – probably in the Bahamas
(some discrepancies persist about exact location) same trip he visited modern day Cuba
and Hispaniola
Who encountered - named natives “Indians” – Columbus though he was off the coast of
India or near Indonesian Islands.
What did he find - no real gold, tobacco (in Spain by 1555 – will become a huge money
maker later for the English colonies) – he left volunteers on Hispaniola, in a fort made from
the remains of the Santa Maria.
End Result – 3 total trips back and forth, enslavement of local populations, death of locals
from war, labor and disease - Odd quote about natives being easy to control with 50 men
and guns…prelude to enslavement - Foreshadowing
Davis Notes
Chapter 1
Brave New World
Who really “discovered” America? (pg 3-6)
Overview
“In 1492 sailed the Ocean Blue” quote which tells us nothing but we all
still know it
Columbus – national holiday, revered by Italian-Americans and Hispanics
Portugal, England, France rejected trip sponsorship, Spain said no once,
later said yes
Busted Myth – Queen Isabel (and Husband King Ferdinand) did not sell
the jewels to fund the trip –
Why do it?
Spain: 3 ships were not a risk when compared to the potential payoff –
fear of Portugal’s growing wealth from exploration helped convince the
King and Queen - Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria (flag-ship)
Where did he
land?
Who did
Columbus
encounter?
What did he find?
End Result
Columbus: promised title “Admiral of the Ocean Sea”, % of profits,
governorship of new lands
Columbus named it San Salvador – probably in the Bahamas (some
discrepancies persist about exact location) same trip he visited modern
day Cuba and Hispaniola
named natives “Indians” – Columbus though he was off the coast of
India or near Indonesian Islands
no real gold, tobacco (in Spain by 1555 – will become a huge money
maker later for the English colonies) – he left volunteers on Hispaniola, in a
fort made from the remains of the Santa Maria.
3 total trips back and forth, enslavement of local populations, death of
locals from war, labor and disease
Odd quote about natives being easy to control with 50 men and
guns…prelude to enslavement
Davis Notes
Overview “In 1492 sailed the
Ocean Blue” quote which tells
us nothing but we all still know it
Columbus – national holiday,
revered by Italian-Americans
and Hispanics
Portugal, England, France
rejected trip sponsorship, Spain
said no once, later said yes
Busted Myth – Queen Isabel
(and Husband King Ferdinand)
did not sell the jewels to fund
the trip –
Where did he
Land?
Columbus
named it San
Salvador –
probably in the
Bahamas (some
discrepancies
persist about
exact location)
same trip he
visited modern
day Cuba and
Hispaniola
Chapter 1
Brave New World
Why do it?
Spain: 3 ships were not a risk when compared
to the potential payoff – fear of Portugal’s
growing wealth from exploration helped
convince the King and Queen –
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria (flag-ship)
Columbus: promised title “Admiral of the
Ocean Sea”, % of profits, governorship of new
lands
Who really
“discovered”
America?
(pg 3-6)
Who did Columbus
encounter? named
natives “Indians” –
Columbus though
he was off the coast
of India or near
Indonesian Islands
What did he find? no real gold, tobacco (in
Spain by 1555 – will become a huge money
maker later for the English colonies) – he left
volunteers on Hispaniola, in a fort made from
the remains of the Santa Maria.
End Result - 3 total trips back and forth, enslavement of
local populations, death of locals from war, labor and
disease –
Odd quote about natives being easy to control with 50
men and guns…prelude to enslavement