Facts
What year was Columbus born?
1451
How many times did he make the trip to the Americas?
4
What is Hispaniola called now?
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
What is this?
trade between Europe and the Americas
Where was Columbus born?
Genoa, Italy
Which countries refused to fund his trips?
England and Portugal
Why is Hispanola important when talking about Columbus?
That is the 'Americas' that he landed on
What happened to bring Columbus back to Spain after his third trip to the Americas?
He got arrested for being so horrible to the natives.
When did he take his first trip to the Americas?
1492
How were sailors getting to Asia at the time?
Around the Cape of Good Hope, Africa
What religion did Columbus try to convert the native people to?
Catholicism
What were his three ships named?
Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria
When did he die?
What did he bring back to Queen Isabell after his second trip?
slaves
Where is Hispaniola?
In the Carribean
What diseases were brought over by Columbus?
small pox, chicken pox, measles, mumps
Where did Columbus get to on his last journey?
Almost to the Pacific Ocean
What 4 things did he study to help him with his travels?
math, astronomy, cartography, navigation
How did the Queen react to seeing what Columbus brought back, and why?
How were the people living in Hispaniola treated by Columbus?
Very poorly, treated like slaves
Why was tobacco so popular?
it "cured headaches and skin irritations"
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabell of Castile