1. Chapter 3 Section 3 Columbus Reaches the Americas

2. Columbus
In 1451, Christopher Columbus was born in the Italian city of Genoa.

3. Round or Flat?
People before the Age of Exploration new the world was round!
Ptolemy had concluded the world was round before his death in 168 A.D.

4. Columbus and his Voyages
Columbus asked King John of Portugal for permission to find a shorter route to Asia than the eastward passage around Africa. King John refused so Columbus got support from the Spanish rulers, Isabella and Ferdinand.
(left) Queen Isabella and (right) King Ferdinand

5. Columbus and His Voyages
Columbus’s sets sail in 1492 using three ships called the Santa Maria, Pinta, and the Nina and a crew of 90 men. He first gathers supplies at the Canary Islands, then heads West.

6. Columbus and Mutiny
Columbus made good time, but it was much further than he thought. Just as his crew became mutinous, a lookout sighted land.
On October 12th, 1492, the three ships landed on San Salvador, or Holy Savior.

7. San Salvador
The Tanio were peaceful inhabitants of this island and welcomed trade with Columbus.
Certain he was in Asia, Columbus set out for the mainland landing on Cuba and then Hispaniola before heading back to Spain.

8. Examine the picture carefully
Examine the picture carefully. What is happening and how did the natives view Columbus?
Discuss with your shoulder partner your answer using evidence from the picture.

9. Columbus and the 2nd Voyage
In September of 1493, Columbus set sail for the Americas again. This time he establishes the first European colony in the Western Hemisphere, Santo Domingo.

10. Columbus and European Voyages
So if Columbus arrived first, why not the Columbias?
Amerigo Vespucci – Italian explorer who first realized that Columbus had not found Asia but a new continent. A German mapmaker named it America in his honor.

11. The World Before 1492

12. Spain Conquers the Caribbean
The Spanish set up plantations worked by Native American slaves.
When Spain needed more workers, they brought enslaved Africans to the islands.
Bartolome de Las Casas was a spanish priest who appealed to Spain to treat Native Americans better.

14. Balboa and the Pacific
After thirty years, Europeans still hoped to find a way around the Americas to travel to Asia.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed a narrow strip of land at the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean.

15. Magellan Around the World
Ferdinand Magellan became the first person to sail around the world. Although, Magellan was not the first to reach the Pacific Ocean (Peaceful), he did name it.
1521, Magellan reaches the Philippine Islands, where he is killed. In 1522, only one of the ships returns to Spain.

16. Colonizing North America Search for a Northwest Passage
Throughout the 1500's, European nations looked for a shortcut to get to the riches of Asia. They looked for a quicker way. The northwest passage, or a waterway through or around North America. 16

17. English Sail West
John Cabot also believed he had reached Asia, but landed of the coast of Canada in present day Newfoundland.
The next year, John Cabot made a second voyage to North America, but never made it disappearing during a storm.

18. English Sail West
Cabot’s voyages did give England its first claim to land in North America, which would become instrumental in the founding of a new nation.
Replica of John Cabot's ship the Matthew

19. Exploring for France
Giovanni da Verrazano searched for northwest passage-traveled along coast from present-day Carolinas to Canada.
Verrazano was the first European to enter New York bay in 1524
Verrazano Bridge, connects NYC boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn

20. In the 1530's, Jacques Cartier sailed up the St
In the 1530's, Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River and discovered the land we call Canada today. 20

21. Exploring for the Dutch
1609 Henry Hudson entered present-day New York harbor and sailed up the river now named after him.
The Spanish continued to explore the south.
Hudson River Striped Bass

22. What successes came out of the Age of exploration?
Brainstorm with your shoulder partner some successes that came out of the Age of Exploration.
What do you think the Europeans would attempt to do next? Why?

23. Failure and Success No one found the northwest passage
Maps were created of areas explored
Western European rulers began thinking of how to profit from region’s rich resources