THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. We dont know much about the man. He was born in Ital but lived in !pain "or a lon# time. He was a seaman and made man sea vo a#es. $ost people in Columbus da s thou#ht that the earth was "lat and the did not believe that be ond the Atlantic %cean la India. In 1492 the &in# and the 'ueen o" !pain #ave him mone to #o to India. He decided to sail west as he was sure that our planet was round. (here were ) caravels* the !anta $aria+ the ,ina and the -inta. A"ter sailin# 4... miles he reached some land. Columbus thou#ht that it must be India but it was not. It was a new land / a new continent. It was America. Columbus named the land the had reached !an !alvador. -eople be#an to speak about the land as 0the ,ew World1. 2uropean people came to the ,ew World "or man reasons. !ome hoped to "ind #old and silver. -riests and missionaries came to brin# the Christian reli#ion to the Indians. Amon# those who came "or "reedom was a small #roup o" 2n#lish people called -il#rims. (he wanted to start a new li"e and to have no reli#ious problems the 2n#land. In 132. on the ship 0$a "lower1 the landed in the north/ east o" America. (he set up a colon and called that part o" the countr 0,ew 2n#land1. Pilgrims had in

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6.. ears a#o there were people on both sides o" the Atlantic %cean but neither knew about the other. %n the western side+ our side+ the people had reddish brown skins and lived in the huts+ or wi#wams. %n the eastern side+ in 2urope+ the people were white skinned. (he had learned how to build houses and lar#e sailin# ships but the still didnt know much about the rest o" the world. In "act+ most o" them believed the earth was "lat. (hen one da + a mapmaker named Christopher Columbus had an idea. Columbus* Vo ou know what5 $en* I think the world isnt "lat at all+ I think its round+ like a ball. Vid ou hear what he said5 Vid ou hear what he said5

He said that the world is roundg He is crah g He is madg He is insaneg Columbus* I think the world isnt "lat at all+ I think it is round+ like a ball. $en* (he world is "lat as the brim o" our hat and that is ver plain. Columbus* I know that Im ri#ht. %h+ I know that Im ri#ht when I sa that the world is round. %h+ Im ri#ht. $en* ]oure wron#. Columbus* Im ri#ht. $ thinkin# is sound+ and Ill prove the worlds round+ it wont take ver lon#g [ut it did take lon#. !even lon# ears be"ore Columbus could convince a &in# or a 'ueen to let him tr out his idea. (hen+ 'ueen Isabella o" !pain a#reed to suppl the ships and men "or his trip. Columbus* I will discover a shortcut to India and brin# back some o" the #reat wealth I "ind there. And I can do it+ "or I know the world is round. And instead o" #oin# east to India+ I shall sail west and reach India around the other wa . It will be a shorter and cheaper wa + "or Ill do it all b sea. 'ueen Isabella provided Columbus with three ships* the ,ina+ the -inta and the !anta $aria. And on Au#ust )rd+ 1492+ the set sail across the unknown Atlantic. Columbus* Hi#h on the "oamin# tide over the ocean %nward our ships will ride onward m sailors. (he ships sailed onward+ but two lon# months a"ter the started there was still no si#n o" land ahead. $en* (urn back+ Columbusg (urn back+ Columbusg Columbus* Well not turn back until we "ind India. %nward+ meng [ %ctober 1.th+ the sailors and the crew were read to take matters into their own hands. $en* I" Columbus wont do as we ask+ well put him in chains. And well turn the ships around ourselves.

Waitg Have ou heard5 %ne o" our men has eust seen a branch in the ocean. What o" it5 It had "resh berries on it. (hat means were near landg Hurra g (wo da s later+ the ships reached land and Columbus and his crew saw the people with reddish brown skins+ who lived there. Columbus* %h+ I think it is rather surprisin# (hat the should have reddish brown skins. [ut now since we have landed in India (hen these people must be Indians. Well call this part o" India !an !alvador+ and I take possession in the name o" the &in# or 'ueen o" !pain. (he people Columbus called Indians were ver "riendl + and the #ave Columbus and his men man #i"ts+ but not the rich eewels and #old "or which the had come. Xor Columbus reall wasnt in India at all. He was on one o" the islands o"" the coast o" America. [ut because o" Columbus mistake+ the natives o" America have been called Indians+ ever since. Columbus visited other islands near !an !alvador+ lookin# "or the #reat wealth o" India. And then he+ and some o" his men+ returned to !pain. $en* Hurra g Hurra g Hurra "or Admiral Christopher Columbusg Hurra g Hurra g Columbus had no trouble #ettin# ships and men "or his second vo a#e+ but he still hadnt the sli#htest idea that he was headed "or the vast continent o" America+ and that he would have had to cross it and sail over the -aci"ic %cean+ be"ore he could reach India b travellin# west. (he men o" 2urope were no lon#er a"raid o" the ocean. Columbus made two more vo a#es+ and other eiplorers "ollowed. [ut each ear on %ctober 12th+ we celebrate Columbus Va + the anniversar o" that da in 1492+ when Columbus "irst si#hted the land o" the new world+ America.

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-eople in the \! and _reat [ritain celebrate Columbus Va . Columbus thou#ht that the world was "lat. (he &in# and the 'ueen o" !pain didnt support his vo a#e. ,o one lived in the continent be"ore Columbus arrived. Columbus knew he had arrived to America. A"ter Columbus man other people eiplored the 0,ew World1.