HIST 2055 Chapter : Chapters 1 4
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Finally, spain said yes: the spanish chose to invest in his journey in the hope of gaining further wealth. 15 hundred men, attack dogs, muskets, weapons: he returns and orders the natives to search for gold and return it to him. Caribbean: columbus did not discover america, vikings were in america much earlier than columbus, the reason he is known for discovering america is because he led the way for other people to know how to get here. Word of his journey spread very quickly in europe: he changed the map of the world. It is followed by massive settlement in america, and the columbian exchange: the columbian exchange- transfer goods from europe to the. Spain: they send over very few people to manage a growing empire, the biggest transfer of wealth in history. They bought an island that is now manhattan and built a fort called.
