In the opening chapter of his book, Roger Daniels argues that Christopher Columbus was œa 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 œplanted 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:
œChristopher Columbus and the Spanish Empire. The European Voyages of Exploration. Saylor Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. Available at
http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/HIST201-3.1.4-ChristopherColumbusandSpanishEmpire-FINAL.pdf
Flint, Valerie I.J. œChristopher Columbus. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. Available at
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/127070/
Minster, Christopher. œThe 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 http://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: œColumbus, the Indians, and Human Progress).
Google Books. Google, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2014. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=Vu-hxQypyjkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+People’s+History+of+the+united
+states&hl=en&sa=X&ei=370YVMOKBqi1igKglIHIDA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=A%20People’s%20History%20of%20the%20united%20states&f=false
