Columbus Sails Across The Columbus Sails Across The AtlanticAtlantic

S.W.B.A.T.S.W.B.A.T.Explain how Christopher Explain how Christopher Columbus’s voyages led to Columbus’s voyages led to new exchanges between new exchanges between Europe, Africa, and the Europe, Africa, and the AmericasAmericas

Initial ActivityInitial Activity1.1. Where did Where did

Columbus Columbus first land?first land?

2.2. Why do Why do you think you think Columbus Columbus saw only saw only the coastal the coastal area of area of Mesoamerica?Mesoamerica?

Word of the DayWord of the Day

uncharted: uncharted: not not previously mapped previously mapped

Columbus Sails Across The Columbus Sails Across The AtlanticAtlantic

Stories of fabulous kingdoms Stories of fabulous kingdoms and wealth in Asia and wealth in Asia

captured the imagination captured the imagination of Christopher Columbus, a of Christopher Columbus, a sailor from Italy. Columbus sailor from Italy. Columbus

was convinced that he was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing could reach Asia by sailing

west across the Atlantic west across the Atlantic Ocean.Ocean.

The Journey BeginsThe Journey Begins• Columbus asked King Columbus asked King

FerdinandFerdinand and Queen and Queen IsabellaIsabella of Spain to pay of Spain to pay for an expedition across for an expedition across the the Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean..

• He promised them great He promised them great riches, new territory, riches, new territory, and Catholic converts.and Catholic converts.

• Ferdinand and Isabella Ferdinand and Isabella agreed and ordered agreed and ordered Columbus to:Columbus to:– Bring back any items of Bring back any items of

valuevalue– To To claim for Spainclaim for Spain any any

lands he exploredlands he explored

The Journey BeginsThe Journey Begins• On August 3, 1492, On August 3, 1492,

Columbus’s three Columbus’s three ships set sail.ships set sail.– The The NinaNina and and PintaPinta

were caravels.were caravels.– Columbus sailed in Columbus sailed in

the larger the larger Santa Santa MariaMaria..

• Soon, they passed Soon, they passed the limits of the limits of Columbus’s maps Columbus’s maps and sailed into and sailed into uncharteduncharted seas. seas.

Columbus Reaches LandColumbus Reaches Land• On October 12, 1492 On October 12, 1492

the ships landed on an the ships landed on an island in the island in the BahamasBahamas..

• Columbus thought he Columbus thought he had found a had found a new routenew route to Asia.to Asia.

• Instead, he reached Instead, he reached another continent that another continent that was unknown to him.was unknown to him.

• He called this island He called this island San SalvadorSan Salvador, which , which means “Holy Savior.”means “Holy Savior.”

Predicting the Results of Predicting the Results of ExplorationExploration

Based on what we have Based on what we have learned in this class, learned in this class,

what do you think what do you think Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus found when he landed?found when he landed?

Columbus Meets The Native Columbus Meets The Native AmericansAmericans

• Columbus also visited Columbus also visited another island called another island called Hispaniola, where he Hispaniola, where he met met Native AmericansNative Americans..

• At that time Europeans At that time Europeans called Asia the called Asia the IndiesIndies..

• Since Columbus Since Columbus thought he was in thought he was in Asia, he called these Asia, he called these Native American Native American people people IndiansIndians..

Columbus’s ResultsColumbus’s Results• After three months After three months

of exploring, of exploring, looking for gold, looking for gold, and collecting and collecting exotic plants and exotic plants and animals, Columbus animals, Columbus returned to Spain.returned to Spain.

• Columbus made Columbus made threethree more more journeys to the journeys to the Americas during Americas during his lifetime.his lifetime.

• In 1504, Columbus In 1504, Columbus returned to Spain.returned to Spain.

• He died two years He died two years later, still believing later, still believing he had reached he had reached AsiaAsia..

Impact of Columbus’s Impact of Columbus’s VoyagesVoyages• Columbus’s Columbus’s

discovery discovery created created conflictconflict between between EuropeanEuropean countries.countries.– Both Both SpainSpain

and and PortugalPortugal wanted to wanted to add these add these lands to their lands to their growing growing empires.empires.

Line of DemarcationLine of Demarcation• As a solution, Pope As a solution, Pope

Alexander VI, Alexander VI, originally from Spain, originally from Spain, drew a boundary for drew a boundary for Portugal and Spain in Portugal and Spain in 1493.1493.

• This line, known as This line, known as the the Line of Line of DemarcationDemarcation divided divided the the AtlanticAtlantic Ocean. Ocean.– Portugal could claim Portugal could claim

lands lands EastEast of the line. of the line.– Spain could claim all Spain could claim all

lands lands WestWest of the line. of the line.

Treaty of TordesillasTreaty of Tordesillas• The Portuguese king The Portuguese king

believed that the believed that the Line of Demarcation Line of Demarcation was better for was better for Spain.Spain.

• To prevent war, To prevent war, both countries both countries signed the signed the Treaty of Treaty of TordesillasTordesillas..– Moved the Line of Moved the Line of

Demarcation 800 Demarcation 800 miles further west.miles further west.

– Gave Gave PortugalPortugal more more opportunity to claim opportunity to claim lands lands unexploredunexplored by by other Europeans.other Europeans.

SummarySummary

• Answer the following question in your Answer the following question in your notebook and be ready to share your notebook and be ready to share your conclusions with the class:conclusions with the class:

How did Columbus’s voyage lead How did Columbus’s voyage lead to a dispute between Spain and to a dispute between Spain and

Portugal?Portugal?