Why is Christopher Columbus important today?

Answer 1

he discovered America while trying to find the Indies. but he thought he had found the Indies, he even thought this till the day he died. but had found America and also opened up a whole new place to discover.

Answer 2

when u say "us" i hope you mean the United States of America. If so then Christopher Columbos is VERY important to us because if it wasn't for him u might not be here today living in the U.S. He found this continent (excluding the native amaricans) so christopher columbos is very important to history

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Christopher Columbus is important in history because he discovered America while he was looking for a way to sail to Asia. He would not believe that it was not Asia until Amerigo Vespucci found out that it was not Asia, so America was named after Amerigo

Answer 3

He's not. Christopher Columbus is an dick who killed raped and enslaved the native people located on a few Caribbean islands. He's only still known because some moron in Colorado decided that he should be celebrated in 1905.

Answer 4

Columbus is significant in exploring what is now known as the Bahamas, but he is falsely credited to discovering the true America. His voyage was funded by the Spanish government in 1492 because the Italian (his home country) refused to do so at the time. Because of the rumor that most of us Americans are taught at a young age that HE discovered America, he has become a significant figure in American history.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

The Italian sailor, Christopher Colombus, was important to the Western Hemisphere that due to the discoveries a whole new world was opened for Europe for colonization.

It's important to note that although Lief Erickson is believed to be the first man to "find the New World" , nothing became of his discoveries. The voyages of Colombus beginning in 1492, were significant as Europe made use of his voyages to form their own colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

Answer 6

Christopher Columbus is famous for his "discovery" of the Americas.

Answer 7

He let the Europeans know of the New World, North America. He also proved that the world was indeed round.
He discovered America.

Answer 8

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