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    Although, such a place is hard to believe existed, it once did. Unfortunately, the homes they build and the land they helped and preserved for many years was turned to dust, their people were raped, murdered, and enslaved. The cause of this was Christopher Columbus 's greed and pressure to keep Europe a colonized nation. Native Americans were also victims of forcefully becoming Christians, the people who were open to everyone 's beliefs were restrained and told to believe in other people 's opinions and

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    Christopher Columbus, one of the discoverers of America, was from Genève, Italy. At the time, Europe traded with the East through the route discovered by Marco Polo, however it was extremely long and difficult to cross. Columbus believed he could find a short cut by going west. After being finance by the Spanish monarchy, Columbus set out on a ship called the Santa Maria, followed by two smaller ships, the Pinta and Nina. Initially, he sought to arrive in India; however he reached America, believing

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    Event 1: Christopher Columbus discovers the new world • Cause (2 points): Columbus discovered the new world because of miscalculations of the earths circumference. According to history.com, Columbus was trying to go to Asia by sailing west from Spain but instead he landed in the Bahamas. • Effect (2 points): Columbus discovering the new world sparked an age of exploration. According to classroom.synonym.com, after Columbus reached the new world every European power sent out explorers and colonists

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    talking about Christopher Columbus. The first paragraph will be based on who Christopher Columbus is and his personal life. Next, will be based on the basics, then the next four paragraphs will be discussing the four voyages, Columbus had took part in, in the very last body paragraph it will be stating his legacy. As usual the conclusion will be a summary of it all. As originally planned, this paragraph will be based on who Christopher Columbus is and his personal life. Columbus was the eldest

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                                    Christopher Columbus was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. He was born in Italy, 1451, but he sailed for Spain. Columbus was well educated, and soon became a well known young man. Like many sailors, he wanted to be the one to find the route to the Orient. On  the first his expeditions he sailed on the Nina, the Pinta and the St. Maria. On October 12, 1492, he sighted land after a threat of mutiny from his crew. Columbus thought he had reached the Orient

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    More than five hundred years ago, in the year of 1492, the famed Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic to the Bahama Islands and discovered the New World. This expedition required bravery, determination, and an open mind. Although he had these positive traits, he had antagonistic ones as well. Columbus’s character implied what Americans are like today. To begin, Columbus possessed positive and negative traits. One of his positive traits were his bravery. An example of

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    George Washington's birthday and he benefited the country in the best way possible however, there is a holiday where several Americans feel that it should not be celebrated which is Columbus Day. Columbus Day should not be celebrated because Christopher Columbus is not worthy of being commemorated. Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa,Italy in 1451. He had three brothers and one sister along with a dad named Dominico and mom named Susanna. He left his father’s wool weaving business to join the Genoese

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    Christopher Columbus is not guilty for manslaughter. Columbus came here because he was forced to by King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella and the Pope. They funded and encouraged his journey because they all wanted something out of it. The Pope just wanted to to spread his religion and Catholicism. The King and Queen, however wanted land, slaves, more money and possessions. Columbus could not say no. Whatever the King and Queen said was the law and could not be refused or he would have been executed. The

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    Paradise opens with Columbus’ requisition to Isabella I and Ferdinand II to finance his trip. Time after time he attempts to convince the Spanish council to permit him to journey westwards, but they reprehend his proposal. The council maintains that there wouldn’t be enough provisions, namely food, to last the crew for all of the journey. While his pleas to the council fall on deaf ears, the royal couple finally aids him. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria soon embark. Despite Columbus’ promises that

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    is a very controversial topic, but world history concerning Christopher Columbus is by far the most renowned debate in history. Columbus is no longer the national symbol that everybody idolized just decades ago, there may be a day that Columbus is eradicated from history books. This change of idolization is because of a change in time. Since, Columbus’ voyages, societies have advanced in knowledge, which resulted in new questions. Columbus did in fact make a change in history and played a major role

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