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The Reason for Christopher Columbus Voyages

Group 3 Members Sherisse Benjamin Stefon Benoit Cameron Lawrence Mia Sampson

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Content Introduction……………………….3 First Voyage………………………4 Second Voyage……………………6 Third Voyage……………………...7 Fourth Voyage…………………….8 Conclusion………………………...9Bibliography……………………....10

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Introduction Christopher was born in the year of 1451 in

Genoa, Italy. Christopher started learning sailing at a young age.

This was started by going on short fishing trips, then escalating into longer and more extensive trips with merchants.

He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504.

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First VoyageHis intention was to travel westward across the Atlantic

Ocean in search of a shorter route to Asia. He had a theory that the world was 25% smaller and

round, and it composes of mostly land.

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Map of Voyage

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Second VoyageThe second voyage took place on September 24, 1493 and

was more extensive. His aim was to find gold and to conquer the Taíno tribe

and colonise the region.

Columbus established a base in Hispaniola and sailed around Hispaniola and along the length of southern Cuba.

He spotted and named the island of Dominica on November 3, 1493.

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Third VoyageOn a third expedition May 30,1498 Columbus sailed

farther south, to Trinidad and Venezuela.

Columbus was the first European since the Viking Leif Ericsson to set foot on the mainland of America.

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Fourth VoyageOn May 11, 1502, Christopher Columbus set out on his

fourth and final voyage to the New World. his mission was to explore uncharted areas to the west of

the Caribbean, hopefully finding a passage west to the Orient.

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ConclusionThis was done in a poem form, which would be read by Stefon Beniot

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Bibliographyhttp://

library.thinkquest.org/20176/columbus.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyages_of_Chris

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