0Christopher Columbus Discover’s North America
Do you know how America started? Well it all started with a man named Christopher Columbus. He was the man who founded our beloved North America. Read on to know his story. In the year of 1492 the Europeans traded there things for goods from Asia. The Europeans were eager to trade for Asia’s spices, silk, gold, and jewels. But there was one problem the cost of bringing Asian goods to Europe by land was very high. Columbus always thought that there was a different and easier path to Asia. Instead of going through Europe heading east, travelers can sail across the Pacific Ocean going west. Columbus took his idea to the King of Portugal but the king turned him down. Then he decided to ask King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. They made him wait 6 years before giving him money and supplies to go on his journey. On August third 1492, Christopher Columbus left Spain with three ships called the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina. They sailed for weeks and weeks without any sight of land. Christopher Columbus kept two ship logs to record the days, supplies, and the men. He also recorded the distance each day. The men were starting to think they were sailing risking their lives for nothing. The men decided to go up to Captain Columbus and demand they turn around and go back to Spain. Christopher said to his crew ” please men wait two more days if no land shows by then we will turn and go back to Spain. ‘’ Early October 12, 1492 the crews look out man yelled the very words ‘’ LAND LAND’’! The men gathered around the edge of the ships and spotted a piece of land rising out of the ocean. Columbus was certain that they were near the coast of Asia, but he really saw was North America. He arrived on the Bahama Islands. The next morning Christopher Columbus visited the islands first seen the night before. In his log he