Christopher Columbus

early Life

• He was born in between August 26 or October 31 1451
• Nobody is really sure when he was born.
• He is from Genoa,Italy

His Proposals

• At first he proposed to the kings of England,France,& Portugal
• After 10 years King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed 
• Columbus promised them 10% of all the profits

voyages

• So he took three ships named:the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria 
• He reached the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia
• He then visited Cuba & Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
• He started calling them "Indies" because they resembled Indians to him.

Treatment Towards NAtives

• Columbus treatment towards natives was horrible
• He enslaved them, even though they were nice.
• He continued to take their gold and sell them into slavery.
• He also forced them to convert to Christiantiy

Effects of his journey

• One of his long term effects he's known as the founder of the "new world"
• He spread Christiantiy
• By finding Americas, it helped Europeans to establish colonies 

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SOURCES

• mrnussbaum.com/columbus/ 
• britannica.com
• understandingprejudice.org