What did Christopher Columbus encounter?

Answer 1

Christopher Columbus encountered many hardships in getting funding for his expedition to the West Indies. He had in what that time was considered to be a far fetched idea that the world was round. He proposed that going across the ocean would bring him to The West Indies, an area rich in spices which were of great value. He received funding from the Spanish queen Isabella and her husband king Ferdinand. He Columbus encountered more suprises when he ran into the Bahamas. He is given credit for discovering North America although this is FALSE. Native Americans were already living here and the Vikings are to be given the true credit for advancing across the ocean between Iceland and Maine. Leif Erikson was the true discoverer of North America.

Answer 2

he thought he had found the east indies, but he got to know that they were natives and that he had landed in America. He found some gold, parrots lots of new spices and some other interesting attributes. hoped that helped

Answer 3

Columbus believed that the world was smaller than it really is. By sailing west, he could reach the wealth of the Indies, the name that Europeans gave to the areas of Japan, China, Indonesia (Spice Islands) and India, and save much time and danger compared to the overland routes. The nation that could easily reach those areas would reap commercial benefits and increase the wealth (economy) of the nation. Columbus set sail with the idea of discovering such a sea route to the Indies. Thus, when he landed on San Salvador, he named the inhabitants Indies (Indians.) By discovering such a route, Columbus also hoped to get rich. He would either be rewarded by the King and Queen of Spain, or he would become wealthy by business dealings with the people he discovered. Besides trade items (spices, drugs, foods, cloth, etc.), Columbus and his crew expected to discover gold and silver. Columbus did not set out to discover a New World. He set out with a desire to expand the knowledge of the known sea and sea trade routes, to discover the riches of the Indies, to reap commercial success for Spain, and to increase his own wealth and the future prosperity of his family. While never knowing exactly what he had discovered, his voyage made other explorers willing to embark on voyages that would come to make up the Era of Discovery. He was the first and his voyages encouraged others.

Answer 4

Mean kings, rough waters, and whiny sailors.

He also got stuck in the Bermuda triangle.

Answer 5

He found San Salvador as it is called today.

Answer 6

He Saw Indians.....

Answer 7

he found new land

Answer 8

no maps and frightened crew

Answer 9

Columbus encountered in many harbor ships