1. By: Grace, Sheridan and Tavaughn

2. Christopher Columbus was born on October 31 st 1451 Raised in Genoa Italy He was the oldest of five Helped his father with wool weaving Always had wanted to see the ocean and became a sailor at 14

3. Sailed to England to get sponsored at age 25 but his ship was attacked by French Pirates Then sailed to Spain and tried to get sponsored by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand It took 13 years but they finally agreed to sponsor Christopher They gave him three boats- The Santa Marie, The Nina and the Pinta and 90 sailors The purpose of this expedition was to find new land, gold and add to maps.

4. The travel route of their trip was from Spain, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to what is now the Bahamas then sailed back The year they left was 1492 They spotted land on October 12, 1493 Christopher named the land San Salvador Called the Natives Indians because he thought he had reached the west Indies The friendly Natives showed Christopher and his sailors to Cuba were they found the Civilations wearing golden ornaments and took them for the King and Queen.

5. The results of this expedition was they found a new trade route, the made changed things on maps, and found gold Christopher Columbus looked down on the natives for he thought he and his crew were better. on Christmas Eve, the Santa Marie sunk and was wrecked. Christopher was heart broken but he stayed strong. This changed the world by discovering new land

6. The king and queen named Christopher admiral of the sea. Spent his last days before death in bed because of the pain of arthritis Took his son on his 4 th voyage Died on May 20 th 1506 Wanted 1/10 of all land he found Taught himself Latin San Salvador means Holy savior in Spanish

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