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Social Studies 5

Social Studies 5. Chapter 4, Lesson 1 Notes. Columbus and the Taino. Christopher Columbus suggested sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Indies. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain financed his expedition. 3 ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

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Social Studies 5

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  1. Social Studies 5 Chapter 4, Lesson 1 Notes

  2. Columbus and the Taino • Christopher Columbus suggested sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Indies. • King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain financed his expedition. • 3 ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria • Reached the Bahama Islands and met the Taino • Columbus thought he reached the Indies and called the Taino “Indians.”

  3. The Columbian Exchange • Spain’s goals for going to the Americas were to find riches and start a colony. • Columbian Exchange -Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs -Americas had corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa, and beans -disease was a negative effect • Native people were forced to work on farms and become Christian.

  4. The Impact of Columbus • America is named for Amerigo Vespucci, the first to call the Americas a “new world.”

  5. Lesson Review Activity • Columbus takes his plan to Ferdinand and Isabella. • Vespucci calls the Americas a “new world.” • Columbus is born in Italy. • Land is sighted from the Pinta. • Europeans bring animals to the Western Hemisphere. • Columbus leaves Spain with three ships. Put the events in the correct order on the sequence chart.

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