Data Set: Christopher Columbus
Data Set: Christopher Columbus
Place the following facts into the categories of A) Columbus’ first journey, B) Columbus’ life, C) Impact on Native Americans, and D) Spanish involvement.
1. Columbus was trying to find a shorter route from Europe to India and China but instead he landed on an island in the Bahamas.
2. Columbus and his men brought many European diseases into the New World.
3. Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean with his three ships, La Nina, La Pinta, La Santa Maria.
4. Columbus took people, food, and plants from the New World back to Spain.
5. Columbus was born in Italy.
6. Columbus was an explorer and a navigator.
7. La Nina, La Pinta, and La Santa Maria carried 120 men from Spain to the New World.
8. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain gave Columbus money and ships for his voyage.
9. From 1492-1502 Columbus made four trips from Spain to the New World.
10. Columbus and his men made many Native Americans work as slaves.
11. After Columbus landed in the Bahamas, Spain sent more explorers and monks into the New World to learn about Native Americans and to find gold.
A) Columbus’ first journey
1. Columbus was trying to find a shorter route from Europe to India and China but instead he landed on an island in the Bahamas.
3. Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean with his three ships, La Nina, La Pinta, La Santa Maria.
B) Columbus’ life
5. Columbus was born in Italy.
6. Columbus was an explorer and a navigator
C) Impact on Native Americans,
10. Columbus and his men made many Native Americans work as slaves.
2. Columbus and his men brought many European diseases into the New World.
D) Spanish involvement
4. Columbus took people, food, and plants from the New World back to Spain. 7. La Nina, La Pinta, and La Santa Maria carried 120 men from Spain to the New World.
9. From 1492-1502 Columbus made four trips from Spain to the New World
8. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain gave Columbus money and ships for his voyage.
