Christopher Columbus

By Adrienne Jenkins and Katlyn Bradley

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Columbus’s voyage Christopher Columbus sailed across the

Atlantic ocean. Christopher Columbus made four

voyages to the New World

This is the voyage that Columbus and his crew took.

Why Columbus went on his voyage.

Columbus went on his voyage because he wanted to find a better way to get to India. Without going on land.

Columbus’s journey

• Columbus sailed almost all over the world in 1492.

• He stopped in North America thinking that he sailed all around the world.

• He set sail with three ships.

Fun Facts!!!

1. Christopher Columbus Is Not the Explorer’s Real Name

2. He had a brother named Bartolomeo.

3. He had a son named Diego.4. Columbus Was a Believer Of

the ‘Myth Of The Flat Earth’

“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Christopher Columbus

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore” Christopher Columbus

“The world is round.” Christopher Columbus!

The result of Columbus’s voyage.

• The result of Columbus’s voyage was that he discovered a new land.

Bibliography

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_Christopher_Columbus_sail_across_the_Atlantic_ocean

• http://www.free-extras.com/search/1/atlantic+ocean. Htm• http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/47901.Christopher_

Columbus• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/

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