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he was looking for a shorter way to India

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Q: What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he took his voyage?
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How do you use the word voyage in a sentence?

Christopher Columbus took permission from the queen to go on his voyage to America.


How much men did Christopher Columbus take with him on his first voyage?

He took roughly 87 men


How was Christopher's Columbus's voyage paid?

Columbus was born in Italy,but his interest with the sea took him to Portugal.When Portugal's King said he would not found his voyage,he went to Spain who did.


What was the out come of the first voyage Christopher Columbus took?

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It took 7 months and 12 days. hope that helps!! :-)


How long to cross the Atlantic in a sailing ship?

The Mayflower took 65 days. Christopher Columbus' voyage to "The New World" took about 60 days, also.


How many days was Christopher Columbus at sea?

he was at sea for his first voyage for about 2 years


What are the three ships Columbus took on his maiden voyage to America?

They were the Nina (piloted by Vicente Añes Pinzón), the Pinta (piloted by Martín Alonso Pinzón), and the Santa Maria (captained by Christopher Columbus himself).


How long where christopher columbus ships?

They were 75 feet long and had a crew of 2 dozen men .


How many ships sailed on the 2nd voyage to America with Christopher Columbus?

Columbus never made land in North America, so he didn't take any ships to " New York". NY also did not exist in the 1400's. Nothing was there until the Dutch founded a colony 200 years later. So, he,took ZERO ships to NY.


Columbus s voyage?

Christopher Columbus was on a voyage to find a shorter route to Asia for the purpose of trade. Europeans were traveling to Asia by sailing around the southern tip of Africa or overland through Arabia. If he had been successful, it would have allowed Spain to enter into the spice trade with the east, but he seriously underestimated the circumference of the earth. See the link below for more information.


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