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When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

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1492

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2
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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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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?

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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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16
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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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What was Columbus named of?

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The governors of the land he discovered

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

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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?

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Columbus’s arrogance

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

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

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The Taiwanese was angered of the Spanish

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When Columbus didn’t find gold, how did he tell the king and Queen about this situation?
Columbus exaggerated the amount of gold there is when he was writing a letter to them
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Columbus suggest what?
A slave trade
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How many slave did Columbus capture?
500 natives
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How did the remaining natives react?
Fought against the injustice
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What were tributes asked to do for the Spanish?
Forced to give gold
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If the Spanish didn’t get enough gold, what would happen to them?
Brutally punished
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The Tainos were constantly looking for gold that they didn’t have time to do what?
Time to look after their farms
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How many natives of Hispaniola died?
50,000
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What are the 4 reasons o how the natives died?
Starvation Suicide Disease War
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Who was enemies with Columbu?
People in both Hispaniola and Spain
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In Europe 1496 why did Columbus sail back to Spain?
To defend his actions tote King and Queen
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Who did Columbus leave behind to rule Tolomeo?
His brothers
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When did the queen and king allow to return to Fan Yola?
1498
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Why did the king and queen sent a royal guard to investigate the situation?
The Spanish and Taiwans soon started rebelling on each other
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What did the investigator do to Columbus and his brothers?
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
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The king and queen allowed Christopher Columbus to voyage where but not to Hispaniola?
Around the oceans
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Where did Columbus explore for 2 years?
The Caribbean
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When did Christopher Columbus die?
On 20th May 1506

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