Part one of term paper
Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 to find a new trade route to China. If he had only known what that first voyage would bring upon him in the next 12 years he may have had second thoughts about ever starting the trip. Yes, he went down in history as the man who discovered America. Yet it does not seem that it was worth the early death he ...

Part two of term paper
... can understand, for I saw them as green and as lovely as they are in Spain in May, and some of them were flowering, some bearing fruit, and some in another stage, according to their nature." (pg.12) This quote speaks of the beauty that Christopher was taken by when he explored the islands he came upon due east of Juana. Of the Juana group, one island was Cuba, and of the new group lie Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Christopher was astounded to see that the vegetation was in bloom all year. Thoug ...