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He was an adult before he learned to read and write. Columbus planned to sail around the world+to India, a country in eastern Asia, gave him the ships Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria. In 1492 Columbus and his men set ‘sail. It took them about two months before they saw land again. Columbus was sure he had sailed around the world to India. He had really sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and landed on some islands near North Americal Columbus found people on the islands and calied them Indians. He made three more trips from Spain to these new islands. He cena that other people could follow the same route. b. Columbus named the Indians. ©Columbus found a way to America. 2 Where was Columbus born? =~ ye 7 who ime ships to Columbus? 4, What were the names of the ships? mes a Po 4 5. Why did Columbus name the new people “Indians”? i \nckicn: 6. How did‘Columbus help to develop North America? e Q Sura 5 h o cleat and spp | Dink ahead: Look up Columbus in the encyclopedia. Find two new facts @ about him. ©1995 Kelley Wingate Publications, Inc. 4 €D-3710 Read about Juan Ponce de Leon. Then do the exercises. Juan Ponce de Leon was born in Spain in 1460. As a young man he was @ ional soldier. He was called a conquistadar or conqueror. Once he led the Queen's troops. In his group was a young man named Balboa. In 1493 Ponce de Leon heard that Columbus was going to make c second tripto ‘America. Ponce de Leon joined him on that trip. He sailed on one of Columbus's a 17 ships. The ships carried 1200 soldiers, craftsmen, and sailors. ‘The ship landed on Hispaniols: There Ponce de Leon and the others built. small town. It was named Isabelo, There were more than 200 huts to live People also began to farm the land. Many planned ta settle there from Spain. They were called-colonists i i le Leon, Sadly, it is known that some colonists stole gold from the native people. Others kidnapped them ond made them slaves on their farms. Some'even took natives back to Spain and sold-them as slavesi~ ~‘ By 1502 many of the 300,000 Indians of Hispaniola were decd. Many died from diseases cought from the Europeans. Qthers died becouse they weren'tfed. _ enough. In 1508 Ponce de Leon asked for permission to conquer-an island near | Hisponiola. The island is naw known as Puerto Ried: The king granted him permission. By 1502 Ponce de Leon had conquered the island andits Carib people, He wos named governor. He built a town near what is now called San Juan. He built o large castle and lived in it with his family. From here he would go in search of the Fountain of Youth. vo wet conte, mt SEE Me ad y oe Q PONCE DE LEON . A. Circle the best answer. @ | This story is about a. Columbus. b, colonists © Ponce de Leon. "The story happens in the a. 1500s b, 1400s @ late 1400-early 1500s. Ponce de Leon crossed the @ Atlantic b. Pacific. Indian Ocean. ‘Another word for setflers isa. travelers G)colonists «. explorers. wpRene | The first town Ponce de Leon helped build was a. San Juan b. Puerto Rico © Isobela 6. Hispaniola and Puerto Rico are a. oceans ®islands «. towns. 7. The Spaniards were very interested in @gold b. the natives c. Puerto Rico. 8, Many netives died from a. hunger b. European diseases @)both o and b 9. Ponce de Leon conquered a. Hispaniola b. Spain ©)Puerto Rico. ‘The people he conquered were a. Puerto Ricans © caribs c. Hispanics. Write your answers. @ B. Why did the colony need craftsmen? Soldiers? ny a “AN g odor Fe

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