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General Review – Part One (of four)

Christopher Columbus' trip to the "East Indies"

 

 

 

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LINK	READ & DECIDE	YOUR RESPONSE
1.	Columbus asked Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, "How pieces of gold can you give me to find a shorter route to the East Indies?"	many     much
2.	Columbus had a lot of to do. He tried to find private financing, but that failed, so he approached the wealthy King and Queen of Spain.	work works
3.	In May of 1492, Queen Isabella turned Columbus down, but Ferdinand called him back and said,    " me how you plan to make this journey?"	say tell
4.	He said, " I plan to travel   and need to build ships large enough to carry fresh supplies for a journey that could last several weeks.   I will sail to the west.	on ship by ship
5.	Columbus needed a large amount of money.  It was King Ferdinand, not Isabella, who gave him .	this money these money
6.	Columbus believed that was round.   However, he miscalculated the circumference of (measurement around) the earth.	world the world
7.	of 1492, Columbus departed with his three ships from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.	In August On August
8.	His crewmen were looking forward to land after weeks at sea.	see seeing
9.	Columbus was eager to the Spanish flag when he landed.	raise rise
10.	He planted his flag on the .	beaches' edge the edge of the beach
11.	They were unable to find .	much food many foods
12.	The men nearly died on their long journey.	tired tiring
13.	They  down on the beach.	lay laid
14.	The men grateful to be on land again.	felt have felt
15.	They appreciated that God had given them.	a help the help
16.	Columbus told his men, " We will leave next year when spring ."	will come comes
17.	Columbus at the time.	was 41 years old had 41 years
18.	After searching, the men were disappointed what they found.	in on
19.	Each day became than the one before.	harder more harder
20.	"You wanted to come on this journey, ? "	didn't you? did you?
21.	Some of the men said, "We wish we home."	could go can go
22.	Columbus couldn't stand his men complaining.	to hear hearing
23.	Columbus spoke several languages including .	the English English
24.	Soon after arriving, Columbus met the native people who were living there.  He tried to find out what "riches" had.	these people this people
25.	The natives shared their food.  had been a long time since Columbus' men had eaten fresh food.	It There

 

 

 

 

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