Christopher Columbus

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• Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451.
• Columbus die at the age of 55 in 1506.
• He discover the world was round. 
• He first set sail when he was 14 yrs.
• Christopher found America during 1492

Pros

• Columbus found the New World.
• Columbus discovered trade routes across the Atlantic Ocean.
• The Europeans had new materials, markets, and etc.
• Christianity was brought to the New World people.
• Finding america inspired him to explore more of the world.

Cons

• Native Americans died from new diseases.  
• Native Americans were kill, rape, and kidnapped.
• Between ten and twenty-five—only eight survived.
• Native Americans were throwed into slave labor.
• Native Americans had their lands and homes taken away.

Work Cited

• "What Are Some Pros and Cons of Christopher Columbus Finding the Americas?" Yahoo! Answers. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
• "Columbus Reports on His First Voyage, 1493." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
• Casas, Bartolome de las. “From the Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Baym, et al. 5th ed. Vol. 1 New York: Norton, 1998. 16-18.