1. Group 3 Members  Sherisse Benjamin  Stefon Benoit  Cameron Lawrence  Mia Sampson Caribbean Studies1

2. Content  Introduction……………………….3  First Voyage………………………4  Second Voyage……………………6  Third Voyage……………………...7  Fourth Voyage…………………….8  Conclusion………………………...9  Bibliography……………………....10 Caribbean Studies2

3. Introduction  Christopher was born in the year of 1451 in Genoa, Italy. Christopher started learning sailing at a young age.  This was started by going on short fishing trips, then escalating into longer and more extensive trips with merchants.  He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504. Caribbean Studies3

4. First Voyage  His intention was to travel westward across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a shorter route to Asia.  He had a theory that the world was 25% smaller and round, and it composes of mostly land. Caribbean Studies4

5. Map of Voyage Caribbean Studies5

6. Second Voyage  The second voyage took place on September 24, 1493 and was more extensive.  His aim was to find gold and to conquer the Taíno tribe and colonise the region.  Columbus established a base in Hispaniola and sailed around Hispaniola and along the length of southern Cuba.  He spotted and named the island of Dominica on November 3, 1493. Caribbean Studies6

7. Third Voyage  On a third expedition May 30,1498 Columbus sailed farther south, to Trinidad and Venezuela.  Columbus was the first European since the Viking Leif Ericsson to set foot on the mainland of America.Leif Ericsson Caribbean Studies7

8. Fourth Voyage  On May 11, 1502, Christopher Columbus set out on his fourth and final voyage to the New World.  his mission was to explore uncharted areas to the west of the Caribbean, hopefully finding a passage west to the Orient. Caribbean Studies8

9. Conclusion This was done in a poem form, which would be read by Stefon Beniot Caribbean Studies9

10. Bibliography http://library.thinkquest.org/20176/columbus.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyages_of_Christopher _Columbus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyages_of_Christopher _Columbus Caribbean Studies10