He was trying to reach the "Indies", the spice islands of east Asia. He didn't realize that there were a couple of continents and another large ocean in the way.
Queen Isabella, who sponsored Columbus' voyage, told him to befriend the natives and convert them to Christianity. He failed. Hope this helps :)
He technically never landed in America. He hit the Bahamas and thought he was in IndiaAnswerArrived in 1492 AnswerArrived in 1492 Columbus's goal was to reach India, but he made a mistake and landed in the Bahamas. He arrived there in 1492. A silly way to remember it is "IN 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue" Columbus still thought he was in India and called the people that lived there Indians.
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No one new that the North American (or South American) continents existed! Also the goal of Columbus' trip was to find a new, and faster route to Asia.
To find a quick route to Asia, but he landed in North America instead, but thought it was India. Columbus didn't like the Native Americans that lived on the land, so he took them as slaves, killed them,and sexually assaulted them.
He wanted to find Japan but instead he found North America aka "The New World"
Upon reaching what is now North America, Christopher Columbus, whose original goal was to sail around the world to India, thought that he had accomplished his goal. When he discovered that there were natives in the New World, he mistakenly called them Indians, believing that they were natives of India.
To find the New World. ================= No. The "New World" had already been "discovered." Jacques Cartier's main goal was to find a passage through North America to the Pacific Ocean.
Queen Isabella, who sponsored Columbus' voyage, told him to befriend the natives and convert them to Christianity. He failed. Hope this helps :)
He technically never landed in America. He hit the Bahamas and thought he was in IndiaAnswerArrived in 1492 AnswerArrived in 1492 Columbus's goal was to reach India, but he made a mistake and landed in the Bahamas. He arrived there in 1492. A silly way to remember it is "IN 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue" Columbus still thought he was in India and called the people that lived there Indians.
To find a quick route to Asia, but he landed in north America instead, but thought it was India. Columbus didn't like the Native Americans that lived on the land, so he took them as slaves, killed them,and sexually assaulted them.
to make money
He didn't achieve his goal instead he sail to north america
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To find the New World. ================= No. The "New World" had already been "discovered." Jacques Cartier's main goal was to find a passage through North America to the Pacific Ocean.
To establish trading posts.
It was to go to India but he went to America so he named the Indians, Indians. He also found gold and spices in the America. He enslaved the Native Amricans.