By: Kyle Maynard and Grant Bossio Christopher Columbus By: Kyle Maynard and Grant Bossio

Personal Background Born in 1451 in Genoa He read about Marco Polo the explorer When he was 14 he became a salior Sadly He died in 1506

He had first asked the King of Portugal but was denied He had first asked the King of Portugal but was denied. Only a little bit later he asked Spain and they let him. He had also made a promise to bring back riches. Another one of his motives was to find a new route to Asia and to find riches Motives

Sponsor Spain was his sponsor Queen Isabella and King Ferdiand had rejected his offer at first but later they accepted it.

Date of Exploration Columbus set sail on August 3rd , 1492 with his three ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria He arrived at the Americas on October 12th ,1492

His Route Of Exploration From Spain to America (thought it was India)

His Impact He also mistreated or killed America Indians Claimed America For Spain Took Slaves Back to Spain He also mistreated or killed America Indians He Claimed land for a European nation

Date of His Departure The Date Columbus set sail back to Spain in 1493 and brought back some gold ordainments and some slaves

Other Interesting Facts He named the island he arrived on San Salvador, which means Holy Savior The natives lead him to the island of Cuba

Sources Social Studies Alive America’s Past http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/a pplications/imaps/maps/g5s_u2/index.html Google Images Microsoft Powerpoint