FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Question
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He was hoping to befriend all the native people he met so they would give him gold.
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He was showing his men that he was in charge.
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He was claiming it for the king and queen of Spain.
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He was trying to frighten the native people that lived on the land he just reached.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did Columbus put a stake into the ground with the Spanish flag on it when he discovered a new land? He was hoping to befriend all the native people he met so they would give him gold.
Detailed explanation-2: -He persuaded King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I to sponsor his quest to find a westward route to China, India, and Japan-lands then known as the Indies. The monarchy considered Columbus’s expedition as an opportunity to expand Spain’s trading network into the Indies’ lucrative economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -In his letter, Christopher Columbus claimed to have discovered and taken possession of a series of islands on the edge of the Indian Ocean in Asia; Columbus was not aware that he had stumbled upon a new continent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Columbus wanted fame and fortune. Ferdinand and Isabella wanted the same, along with the opportunity to export Catholicism to lands across the globe.