Bartolomé de Las Casas. Bartoleme de Las Casas, Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies. History Globe. In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They settled in what is now the state of Virginia and called their colony first James Fort, and then James Towne, in honor of James I, the King of England. The early years of the colony were nearly a total disaster. Almost half of the settlers died due to poor choices in settlement location, management of resources, and quarrels with the indigenous Powhatan Indians. You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony: Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you.
Scoring Factors: After you make all your decisions, you will receive a report on the state of your colony based on these factors: Food: How well can you provide it for your colonists? Make History: You will get to compare your colony to the historical Jamestown at the end. Good luck and Godspeed! Colon Game Student Handout.pdf. 5-colonial-mercantilism. Christopher Columbus: Extracts from Journal. Christopher Columbus: Extracts from Journal Edited by: Robert Guisepi Discovery Of America Book: Appendix C Author: Fiske, John Date: 1892 His four voyages (1492-93, 1493-96, 1498-1500, and 1502-04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization.
Columbus was the eldest son of Domenico Colombo, a Genoese wool worker and small-time merchant, and Susanna Fontanarossa, his wife. He is widely thought to have been the first European to sail across the Atlantic Ocean and make landfall on the American continent. He made his voyages across the Atlantic under the sponsorship of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon, Castile , and Leon in Spain . On the first and second voyages (Aug. 3, 1492-March 15, 1493 , and Sept. 25, 1493-June 11, 1496) Columbus sighted the majority of the islands of the Caribbean and established a base in Hispaniola (now divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic ).
Major written sources on his first voyage to the "Indies . "
Columbus's First Voyage. Name: Date: Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer, traveled to the Americas while searching for an all-water route to China. Columbus began his career at sea sailing on Italian merchant vessels and studying navigation in Portugal. Throughout these years, Columbus theorized that Europeans could reach China by sailing west. After years of study, he approached the rulers of several European countries to fund his exploration.
Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund the voyage and in August of 1492, Columbus set sail from the Spanish port of Palos with three ships and 88 men. Columbus described this first voyage to the Americas in his ship's log. Read the ship's log excerpts written by Christopher Columbus. Primary Source Tips Reading historical documents may be hard for you if they contain words or word forms you are unfamiliar with. September 24, 1492: "I am having serious troubles with the crew, despite the signs of land that we have. . . . 1. 2. 3.