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ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Everything You Need to Know About Columbus, by Gloria Deák
Guiding Questions
Why isn’t America named for Christopher Columbus?
What impact did Columbus’s voyage have on the evolution of America?
Posthumous portrait of a man, said to be Christopher Columbus, by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519
Teacher-to-Teacher
This bundle is rich with information for students to be able to discuss the exploration of the Americas and Columbus’s role. After reading through the collection, students should be able to have a structured academic debate about whether or not we should observe Columbus Day as a holiday. Students will need some background knowledge about all explorers pre and post Columbus, that have been to the Americas.
Literature Connection: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card.
- Everything You Need to Know About Columbus (October 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 6) articles_ah
- Waldseemüller Map 1507 historical_images
- 1562 Map of America historical_images
- Columbus explaining his discovery to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella historical_images
- Columbus’s Account of 1492 Voyage- Excerpt historical_documents
- Translation of letter from Columbus to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella historical_documents
- Presidential Proclamation 3748 historical_documents
- Privileges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus: 1492 historical_documents
- The first sight of the new world - Columbus discovering America historical_images
- Christopher Columbus: Discoverer of America 1492 historical_images