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1
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When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

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1492

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What day is Thanksgiving celebrated?

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24th November

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Who was Christopher Columbus hired as and by in 1477?

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A merchant Marin for King John 2 of Portugal

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4
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Where did Christopher Columbus wanted to travel?

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Japan

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Why did King John not give Christopher Columbus the funding to sail to another country?

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King John 2 didn’t believe in the small earth theory

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What other countries did Christopher Columbus try to get funding from?

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France, England and Spain

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Was happened in Spain 1492?

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The Spanish sovereigns Ferdinand and Isabella decided to help find three ships for voyage

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What happened on 3rd August at Palos?

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Spain set departure

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9
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How long did the voyage take?

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5 weeks

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10
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What happened on 12th October?

A

Christopher Columbus found an island

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What did he call the Tainos?

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Indians

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What did he say to the ‘Tainos’?

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Give me land for Spain

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What did the Christopher Columbus take with him back to Spain?

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Stuffed animals, chilli peppers, cotton, tobacco and slave Tainos he kidnapped

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How many men did Columbus leave to build a colony on the island?

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39

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Why did the King and Queen send Christopher Columbus back to Hispaniola?

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To find more gold

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Why was Christopher Columbus famous?

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He sailed to the unknown

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17
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When did Christopher Columbus depart from Spain?

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24th September 1493

18
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How many ships departed again to Hispaniola?

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17 ships

19
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What was Columbus named of?

A

The governors of the land he discovered

20
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Who killed the 39 men that helped build the colony?

A

A local chief

21
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Why did Columbus want to find the local chief?

A

He has lots of gold on his land

22
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Why did the fight happen between the chief and Columbus?

A

Columbus’s arrogance

23
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Columbus captured and beheaded how man captains of the chief?

A

Three

24
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How did the public respond to Christopher killing three of the chief’s captains?

A

The Taiwanese was angered of the Spanish

25
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When Columbus didn’t find gold, how did he tell the king and Queen about this situation?

A

Columbus exaggerated the amount of gold there is when he was writing a letter to them

26
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Columbus suggest what?

A

A slave trade

27
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How many slave did Columbus capture?

A

500 natives

28
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How did the remaining natives react?

A

Fought against the injustice

29
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What were tributes asked to do for the Spanish?

A

Forced to give gold

30
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If the Spanish didn’t get enough gold, what would happen to them?

A

Brutally punished

31
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The Tainos were constantly looking for gold that they didn’t have time to do what?

A

Time to look after their farms

32
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How many natives of Hispaniola died?

A

50,000

33
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What are the 4 reasons o how the natives died?

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Starvation
Suicide
Disease
War

34
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Who was enemies with Columbu?

A

People in both Hispaniola and Spain

35
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In Europe 1496 why did Columbus sail back to Spain?

A

To defend his actions tote King and Queen

36
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Who did Columbus leave behind to rule Tolomeo?

A

His brothers

37
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When did the queen and king allow to return to Fan Yola?

A

1498

38
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Why did the king and queen sent a royal guard to investigate the situation?

A

The Spanish and Taiwans soon started rebelling on each other

39
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What did the investigator do to Columbus and his brothers?

A

The investigator put them on trial and was found guilty of numerous crimes against the Spanish and the natives and was soon they were arrested and cannot rule Hispaniola

40
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The king and queen allowed Christopher Columbus to voyage where but not to Hispaniola?

A

Around the oceans

41
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Where did Columbus explore for 2 years?

A

The Caribbean

42
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When did Christopher Columbus die?

A

On 20th May 1506

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