Columbus didn't discover America first
When Columbus got to America in 1492 there were already Native Americans living there. Four hundred years before that it’s said that Viking Leif Eriksson set foot on America. This is proof that Columbus didn't discover first, or second even.
He commited genocide
Columbus enslaved the Native people. He made them search for gold to make him richer. The first time he meet the Taino people he wrote in his journal that hey would make excellent slaves.
Fun Facts about Christopher Columbus!
- He thought that the world was shaped like a pear.
- He promised one of his sailors gold, then never gave it to him.
- Christopher Columbus isn't his real name
- He was looking for a shorter passage to Asia when he discovered America
- Columbus took three ships in 1492
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The man who did it allThis is a picture of Christopher Columbus. | The JourneyThis is the route that Columbus took that lead him to "discover America." | His ShipThis is a picture of one of the three ships that Columbus took in 1492. |
The man who did it all
This is a picture of Christopher Columbus.
The Journey
This is the route that Columbus took that lead him to "discover America."
His Ship
This is a picture of one of the three ships that Columbus took in 1492.
