Christopher Columbus Dbq

Document B is about letter from Columbus to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.It was written in March 15,1493. It is about Columbus he sent sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. This source was created in March 15,1493. During the time this source was created In beautiful mountains, great farms, groves and fields. This source reflects the time period because of Christopher Columbus is that on August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. Document C is about Account by Bartolome de las casas to the Spanish Monarchy. It was written in 1542. It is about Columbus was a killer and a lier. This source was created in 1542. During the time this source was created Killing, terrorizing and destroying the

During the Crusades, Europeans brought luxury good from Italian merchants, who got them from Arab traders; Europeans taste for luxury items greatly increased. During the 13th and 14th explorers like Marco Polo claimed that Asia had the luxury goods the Europeans desired. This began the race towards finding a trade route to Asia. Christopher Columbus and many other explorer seek funds from Kings,Queens, and wealthy businessman to fund their explorations. After gaining funds from the King and Queen of Spain .Columbus set sail off on August 3, 1492 from Spain to investigate this a all-water route to Asia. This letter written by Columbus foreshadows the clash of two completely different cultures.

Document B is a letter from Christopher Columbus to the king and queen of england, who helped fund his voyage to tell them about his findings in the Americas. This letter was written in 1493, it is about Columbus’ voyage to the Americas and what he discovered there. This source was created on August 3, 1493. During the time this source was created Columbus had just landed back at spain after his first voyage. This source reflects the time period because it shows that in that time period they had a very limited amount of communication so all the king and queen knew about Columbus was what he wrote in his letters, so he could tell them anything in his letter and the would take his word for it. Document C is an account from the Spanish Dominican

When Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas he discovered the Bahamas. According to Document A in the poem it says “But "India" the land was not; It was the Bahamas, and it was hot. This means that when Christopher Columbus was trying to get to India, he accidentally discovered the Bahamas. This shows that he did discovered the Bahamas. Additionally, according to Document B, in the letter he(Christopher Columbus) says that “When Columbus arrived back in Spain on March 15, 1493.

“When Christopher Columbus sailed he sailed with three ships and found the Indians. “According to Document A Christopher” Columbus was brave, and he was bright “. “This shows that he was a very intelligent and tough man. “Additionally, according to Document B “ In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean”. “This shows that He had three ships and left from Spain”. “Therefore, the authors point of view was that Christopher Columbus was a very joyful and apparently a nice man to the people as the document tells us. During the time this source was created Christopher Columbus has set sail and met the Indians. According to Document C “ The spaniards forced their indian slaves to work without rest and gave them little food. The men died

Document A is a poem that was written in 1948. The poem says positive/ good things about Christopher Columbus. The point of this document is that it celebrates when Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas on October 12.The point of view is shown through describing Christopher with positive decisions. “This point of view can be interpreted as limited or biased because ”the poet only talks about the good side. Also the meaning of this document is to teach Christopher Columbus is a hero.

Document a is about Columbus going to the Bahamas and they found gold to bring to Spain. It was written in 1492 It is about Columbus looking for land and they land in the Bahamas and Columbus found gold and took it to Spain and he sails by using two stars and a compass he make the trip, again and again, to get gold to bring it to Spain that the point of view of this poem is that Columbus was a good. Document B is about writing a letter to Ferdinand and Queen Isabella about his trip to Asia. It was written in 1493 it is about Columbus trying to find the water route to Asia and that he when in 1492 and came back 1493 and then he wrote a letter to Ferdinand and Queen Isabella about their trip and that they found the water route to Asia. Document

Identify: On the cloak, there is a man, who is interpreted as Powhatan. On either side of him, there are deer who appear to be worshiping him. There are also multiple circles, each representing the one of chief’s tribes, surrounding Powhatan and the deer. All of these figures consist of shells and they are placed on deerskin.

“When Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas he was excited because he found gold, land and people. He thought they could be slaves .“According to Document B, it explains how Christopher Columbus found the land with gold, metals and people. He wants to make them his slaves .“This shows that…” “Besides, this Hispana abounds in various kinds of species, gold and metals“Additionally, according to Document C, it is explaining how the spanish people from spain mistreated the navites and turned them into slaves and how they died “This shows that…” Once these were home to more than half a million souls, but they are now deserted, inhabited by not a single person.

Write your first paragraph here: Document A is a poem made by Jean Marzollo it was written in 1948 ,and is about Christopher Columbus and how he was brave and bright, and his voyage to the new world. The purpose of document A is to inform the reader of how hard it was for Columbus and his crew to come to the new world. The viewpoint of jean Marzollo was that he was a hero,and he and his crew had to stay up day and night trying to find land poor him right,and how brave he was crossing the oceans.

Christopher Columbus travels to the New World and is funded by Queen Isabella of Spain and King Ferdinand. Christopher Columbus' reason for doing this wasn't to discover new places, it was to get rich. The Spanish monarchs supported Columbus's trips mainly to expand their kingdom. The support he had from Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand illustrates the economic focus of Spanish exploration. Spanish exploration was mostly about making money rather than spreading religion, many wanted to find ways to get rich like using people's labor.

1.) There are a lot of reasons why Christopher Columbus was a great leader and in this journal it shows many examples. For instance Christopher Columbus is very loyal to his king back in his homeland has he always says he will return to his highness and tell his ability with all of his discoveries. Also he is a hero because the islands he came across he let natives sail with him and he gave them hope which he does through god and Christian belief, and he doesn’t force them to anything he gives natives gifts therefore earning their trust and then he gets a helping hand from them. He also explains how people from differently lands believed him and his men to be “Men’s from the heavens” which explains their loyalty and helpfulness natives saw in Columbus.

29. The “promise” that Elizabeth wants John to do is to go to Abigail and to end the relationship between him and Abigail. John explains his anger by explaining that he is honest and that he promises to Elizabeth that he will curse Abigail hotter than the oldest cinder in hell. This explanation is not really convincing as John lied about his affair with Abigail before which made Elizabeth very displeased and annoyed about it.

People have many opinion of Christopher Columbus varying from hatred and believing he’s a villain to believing he’s a hero to the Americas. I believe Columbus was a great contribution in the advancements in the Americas. He brought technology, food, and a new religion. Technology brought by Christopher Columbus had a huge impact on the Americas, and because of him we have what we have now. A document by Colombo describes the benefits of what he brought over and the impact of it.

b.) Zinn’s thesis for this chapter was that Christopher Columbus wasn’t the great hero he was written to be. Zinn portrays him as an evil man who harshly abused the foreign people he came in contact with around the world.