Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue 1492!

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Christopher Columbus
sailed the ocean blue
1492!
By: Halie Welch
Bianca Bunch
Christopher
Columbus!
1451-1506
Voyages!
• Christopher Columbus went on 4 voyages!
• 1) 1492-1493 : Bahamas, Hispaniola, and
Cuba
2) 1493-1494 : Hispaniola, Cuba, and Jamaica
3) 1498 : Trinidad and Venezuela
4) 1502-1504 : Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,
marooned on Jamaica for a year
• The explorer went on his voyages to find a
route to India in order to trade for spices.
Results of his voyage!
• Discovery of North America!
• He spread culture and goods!
• After his voyages he came and made
native American indians slaves.
Conclusion!
• We learned that Christopher Columbus
was a very important person to
American history, we wouldn’t be who
we are today, the country we are today,
without him!
Bibliography!
• www.googleimages.com
• www.enchantedlearning.com
• www.wikianswers.com