Columbus’ Voyage:
In the opening chapter of his book, Roger Daniels argues that Christopher Columbus was “a man who, when he started, didn’t know where he was going, when he arrived[,] didn’t know where he was, and when he returned, didn’t know where he had been.” However, Columbus “planted the first permanent European colony in the New World” (page 15). Do a thorough search about the circumstances of his first trans-Atlantic voyage (August 3 – October 12, 1492). Study at least two of the recommended sources (as listed below). Take good notes. Then summarize your findings. In a concise informative essay, refer to the sources.
Sources:
“Christopher Columbus and the Spanish Empire.” The European Voyages of Exploration. Saylor Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. Available at
https://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/HIST201-3.1.4-ChristopherColumbusandSpanishEmpire-FINAL.pdf
Flint, Valerie I.J. “Christopher Columbus.” Encyclopadia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. Available at
https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/127070/
Minster, Christopher. “The First New World Voyage of Christopher Columbus (1492).” Christopher Columbus’ Four Voyages to the New World, About.com, 2014. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. Available at
https://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/latinamericatheconquest/p/Columbusfirst.htm
Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States, 1492-Present. HarperCollins, 2003 (Selected Parts of Chapter 1: “Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress”).