1. First to discover the Americas?
Technically.

2. Random Facts
Nina and Pinta were not the actual names of two of Columbus’ three ships. 15th-century Spain, ships were traditionally named after saints. Sailors changed them. Pinta=“the painted one” or “prostitute.” Nina = Santa Clara (owner Juan Nino) Santa Maria =nickname was La Gallega, after the province of Galicia in which it was built.

3. Giovanni Caboto John Cabot
Two new countries were born, Canada and America and claimed in the name of the British Empire.
1497

4. L’Anse Aux Meadows Leif Eriksson
Archeological evidence of Vikings in Labrador and Newfoundland
Nearly 500 years before the birth of Christopher Columbus, a band of European sailors left their homeland behind in search of a new world.
Leif Eriksson

5. St. Brendan
In the sixth century, Ireland’s St. Brendan embarked on a legendary voyage that some believe took him to North America nearly 500 years before the Vikings and 1,000 years before Christopher Columbus.

6. Page 19
Only use half a sheet of paper
Number 1-11
# 11 How do we use longitude and latitude today?

7. Letters between the crew of Santa Maria and family
Primary
Secondary
Diary of Christopher
Letters between the crew of Santa Maria and family
Social Studies textbook
Wood carving created by the king of Spain
Research paper about Christopher
Census records during Christopher’s time
Video of Christopher's voyage
Christopher’s ship log
Cannon from 1400