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Christopher Columbus: HeroBy: Andrew Gates and Levi Curtis
Christopher Columbus lived from 1451-1506
Trade Route
Columbus was a hero because he not only landed in America, but also was the person from
Europe who mapped it.
Discovers America in 1492
Columbus’s voyages led to the first lasting contact with the Americas.
Reasons
This led to an era of European exploration, conquest, and colonization in America.
Columbus Promoted Religion
Columbus himself had accomplishments in America by spreading the Christian religion.
Colonization in America
“Columbus’s claim to fame isn’t that he got there first,” explains historian Martin Dugard,
“its that he stayed.”
Driven to Acquire Gold
Columbus was trying to find riches and bring it back for profit
in Spain.
Encouraged Pilgrims to Settle
His exploration led to mass colonization. There was hope for a new land for people to settle and start a new life.
Persistent and Powerful Man
It took him 10 years to convince the crown to agree to pay for his first big voyage.
(Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria)