Learning Exercise
The Letter of Columbus to Luis De Sant Angel Announcing His Discovery
This assignment employs primary documents to explore Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World.
Course: US History I
- Material:
- USHistory.org
- Date last modified:
- December 11, 2008
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- McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions
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Exercise
Read and Rephrase: Read the primary source document located at http://www.ushistory.org/documents/columbus.htm . The document is a letter written by Columbus on his journeys. In the letter he describes the people, culture and geography of the new lands. Read the article and rephrase it into a descriptive paragraph which tells the good points about the new lands.
Additional Information: http://onlinelearning.mhhe.com/demos/US_History_I_V5_a.9/