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Joachim Sagayaraj, Sophie Hassell
Background - Spain
King Ferdinand of Aragon
and Queen Isabela of
Castille
Wanted to find gold
Paid for Columbuss
journeys
The Voyage
Columbus set sail
August 3, 1492 with
the Nina the Pinta
and the Santa Maria
Thought he landed in
China (Not India)
Actually landed in the
Caribbean
The Voyage
Where he
landed
Where he
thought he
was
Columbuss Arrival
Already established
cultures and people
on the islands
Columbus declared
the land property of
Spain
Renamed many of the
islands
Question 1:
Why did Columbus rename
the islands?
Question 2:
How were the natives
punished?
Columbus Lied
Question 3:
Why did Columbus lie about
there being gold?
Life of a Native
Many natives died
Natives were no
longer safe
Huge population
decline
Question 4:
Why did so many die?
Question 5:
Was Columbus a bad man?
Activity
The class will create a short play based upon the
information they learned. Each student is assigned to
portray either a Native American or European.