One of the most impactful trips in our history, led by Christopher Columbus, was almost unfinanced. This trip to India on the west was also the beginning of European participation in the “New World” of America. Columbus traveled to countries like Portugal and England to find a sponsor, but it struggled eventually. He met King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, a couple known to take part and collect the capital.
Irrespective of the Columbus which may be persuasive, it is very shocking that the King and Queen of Spain agreed to finance a foreign and unknown sailor’s ideas. Columbus’s knowledge of navigation, Ferdinand and Isabella’s desire for control, and the possible benefits of the trip were the things the couples were talking about taking the offer. Such explanations are possibly the reason for the journey.
“A People to Mold, A Nation to Build”-European Colonization in a A Small Place “Antigua is a small place, a small island,” nine by twelve miles long, discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 (Kincaid, 80). Europeans later settled on the island along with the slaves they imported. In A Small Place, Kincaid described the Europeans … Read more
The origin of the Polynesian people has been one of the most disputed scientific mysteries regarding ancient maritime migrations. The roots of the people of Polynesia had always thought to have been South Asia, namely the island nations like Indonesia. This was the common dogma until Thor Heyerdahl, a ethnologist at the University of Oslo, … Read more
Title: The history of Haiti Purpose: To understand how Haiti became what it is and all the trials it has endured Thesis: In order to explain Haiti’s history I will discuss its location, when and how it became independent and Haiti today and also its early history Intro: Attention Getter: Who here has heard of … Read more
American History I Midterm Study Guide Terms and People to Know- Aztec: the Mexican took the name Aztec from the name of their original homeland, Catalan. They created a mighty empire by conquering neighboring cities. The Aztec demanded tribute, or payment, from the cycles they conquered. Maize: known in some English-speaking countries as corn, and … Read more
Identical species of fish found amongst various continents in freshwater lakes. Folding/shifting of earths crust Grinding and melting of ice on rock Themes: Environment Separation of Pangaea The Great Ice Age Peopling the Americas The ice lowered the sea level, leaving access to early peoples to North America from Eurasia through the Bearing Land Bridge. … Read more
