SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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the first Native Americans in North America
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Columbus set sail
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the first colonization
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Spanish set up missions
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Detailed explanation-1: -With a crew of 90 men and three ships-the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria-he left from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. Columbus reasoned that since the world is round, he could sail west to reach “the east” (the lucrative lands of India and China).
Detailed explanation-2: -The year 1492 has always been a significant year in his understanding of world history, forever associated with Columbus’s discovery of a sea route to America, which united civilisations by transforming the Atlantic from an insuperable barrier into a highway of trade and ideas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Columbus wanted to find a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1492, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castille conquered the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, finally freeing Spain from Muslim rule after nearly 800 years.
Detailed explanation-5: -The events which propelled the year into Western consciousness, listed below, include the completion of the Reconquista of Spain, Europe’s (Spain) discovery of the New World, and the expulsion of Jews from Spain.