To America and Beyond Entry Task Journal Entry
To America! and Beyond!
Entry Task Journal Entry (on a piece of paper) Write as if you were writing a Journal entry on the day that Columbus first met the natives in the Caribbean You must choose either Columbus Native Chief Columbus’ Crew member One paragraph (3 -5 Sentences)
Christopher Columbus Expedition was paid for by King Ferdinand Queen Isabella of Spain. 90 Sailors and a years worth of food Landed on an island in the Bahamas Thought he was in India, called the locals “Indians” Made three more journeys and died thinking he had been to India.
Voyages of Columbus
Columbus
Spain vs. Portugal Both Empires wanted the American lands The Line of Demarcation divided the Atlantic Ocean giving Spain the rights to everything to the West. Eventually opened up to include a section of Brazil in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Line of Demarcation
Other Explorers Amerigo Vespucci- Coined the term “New World” and a map maker named the land “America” after him. Ferdinand Magellan- Set out to circumnavigate the world. Died in a battle with Natives His crew finished the expedition with only 18 sailors left. The first expedition to go all the way around the world
The Columbian Exhange Introduced new plants, animals and disease to the Americas and Europe Introduced to America Introduced to Europe Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Corn, Tobacco, Potatoes, Cocoa Wheat, Barley Turkeys, Squash Disease, smallpox Disease, Syphilis Citrus Fruits Sugarcane
Columbian Exchange
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