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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Christopher Columbus [English]
Fascinating biography on Christopher Columbus. You can also find his biographical timeline, links to additional information, and books related to his life.
Read Works
Read Works: Vikings & European Explorers Christopher Columbus
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about explorer Christopher Columbus. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
A&E Television
History.com: Columbus Day
This collection includes a description of the life and work of Christopher Columbus, along with a discussion of why Columbus Day is a controversial holiday. Includes video.
Virginia Tech
Digital History Reader: Demographic Catastrophe: Native Population
When Christopher Columbus discovered the New World he and his entourage brought with them not only the views of Europeans, but also diseases of Europeans. This was catastrophic to the natives in the Caribbean Islands and Meso-America as...
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Help your ESL students understand the role of Columbus in the history of America. Take the opportunity to teach map skill. This lesson plans include the TESOL standards and many downloads.
Other
History of Cuba: Over 500 Years of Cuban History
A comprehensive reference tool for everything you'd want to know about Cuban history. Search by timetable or subject in the content area. Great photo galleries.
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Tom Richey
Tom richey.net: Columbus and the Legacy of Discovery [Ppt]
Presents key ideas for examining how Christopher Columbus is remembered in America and how his legacy has been re-interpreted at various times in history.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Christopher Columbus
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students recognize why we celebrate Columbus Day as related to the story of Christopher Columbus. Students explore the route taken from Spain to the Americas and how long this voyage took by using a...
Read Works
Read Works: Sailing the Seas
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus' ship. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Exploring Explorers
This is a lesson activity which is written to engage visual and kinesthetic learners in their study on explorers: Leif Eriksson, Christopher Columbus, Erik the Red, Vasco Da Gama, John Cabot, Marco Polo, and Ferdinand Magellan.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Christopher Columbus (1451 1506)
A portrait of Christopher Columbus from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Christopher Columbus (1451 1506)
A portrait of Christopher Columbus from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Christopher Columbus (1451 1506)
A portrait of Christopher Columbus from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492.
For younger students, a brief history of Christopher Columbus's voyage to America that also features a printable word search and crossword puzzle.
BBC
Bbc News: Dominican Republic Timeline
The BBC provides a timeline of key historical events for the Dominican Republic starting in 1492 when Columbus landed on the island to the present election of President Leonel Fernandez.
The History Place
The History Place: Early Colonial Era
This site from The History Place provides a timeline of significant events between (1000-1700) win the discovery and colonization of the New World.
A&E Television
History.com: Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant and explorer who took part in early voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain around the late 15th century. By that time, the Vikings had established settlements in present-day North...
University of Calgary
European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
BBC
Bbc: News: Timeline: Cuba
The BBC provides a timeline of key events in Cuban history starting in 1492 when Christopher Columbus claimed Cuba for Spain until the present. Video and audio news included.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Hartford Web Pub.: Pre Columbian Hispaniola
This site describes the Arawak and Taino Indians on the island of Hispaniola. Read about their lifestyle, housing, dress, food, and religion.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Cultures and Histories of the Americas
An online exhibit of a vast array of documents, artifacts, and maps detailing cultures in the Americas including the indigenous groups as well as Europeans after contact. From the Library of Congress.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Jewish History Sourcebook: Expulsion From Spain
This site from the Fordham University gives a detailed and accurate picture of the expulsion and its immediate consequences for Spanish Jewry. It was written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in April or May, 1495.
Read Works
Read Works: Native Americans Who Discovered America?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery of America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Motivation for European Conquest of the New World
God, gold, and glory motivated European nations to explore and create colonies in the New World. This article discusses the Crusades and how they influenced European colonization projects.