Why Captain Cook Was Killed in Hawaii in 1779 In 1776 we set out on our third voyage to find the Northwest Passage. By now most of England knew about the genius that was Captain James Cook. I knew what an honour it would be to be able to say I had helped Captain Cook discover a highly useful and efficient trade route that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. However when we eventually got up to the Arctic Circle it was a completely different story. We looked and looked for a way through, but every time we just hit ice and were forced to turn back.
Cortes and his crew arrived in Mexico and they too discovered that the Native Americans were very welcoming. The Native Americans were not warlike at all. They did not have the kind of weapons that these men had. Columbus talked about the weapons the Native Americans had. Columbus wrote, “I showed them swords which they grasped by the blades, and cut themselves through ignorance.
The Columbus, true history related with the Native American Indians, human progress, color line, and the English cruel remark. As Columbus was approaching the island shores of the Arawak people, they were so intrigued that they swam out to get a better look at the boat. When Columbus arrived, they offered to trade items with him. Columbus thought they were fine people but knew they weren’t too educated, he even considered making them slaves. What Columbus actually wanted was the lands, gold, silver since he was promised 10%of the profits and the title “admiral of the sea” for bringing back gold, spices.
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In his exaggeration at the success of the trip, he even claims that “The seaports there are incredibly fine, as also the magnificent rivers, most of which bear gold.” Columbus says he had taken control of the islands for the highness King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, who had financed the trips to the New World. The procedure he used to take possession is by holding up the Royal Standard. He gave gifts wherever he went, and made sure his men were not giving out objects of minimal value. His extreme generosity meant that he quickly gained the trust of the people he encountered, to the point he began referred to as the man from heaven. This is ironic because it is originally Columbus who thought he had found Eden from the Bible when he came across the islands.
Chapter two Summary & Images The topic is about the young slave who tried to escape from who sold him to a ship of a captain from Rio de Janeiro. But when the ship arrived to USA he gained his freedom, and was accepted in "Antislavery Baptist missionaries". His life was not easy because of racial incidents, but he never gave up. Vocabulary: 1. Enslaved (Verb)- Make somebody a slave 2.
A. In 1820 Christian missionaries from New England came to the islands, armed with bibles and narrow minded thoughts. B. They were shocked by the "heathenish" hula, and triend to abolish the dance. C. When they converted Queen Ka'ahumanu to christianity, she had the temples and goddess images destroyed and banned hula and the Hawaiian language.
Many believed it was 26,000 miles across and that columbus would starve in the massive sea. Columbus proposed his voyage to Portugal, England, France, and finally Spain In the 15th century Spain did not devote much attention to exploration and colonization. Instead they used resources to conquer nearby kingdoms. Once complete in their conquest Spain had men and recourses to spare for Christopher Columbus's voyage. Queen Isabella put him in charge of a fleet of three ships.
English people was willing to leave Europe because of the war, economic stability, and religious persecution which was due to Henry the 8th and James the 1st. English settler did not begin to arrive until 1942. The first permanent colony was Jamestown, VA which sir Walter Raleigh try to establish but was kicked out with his people. It wasn’t until John Smith arrived in 1608 that household were established but imposed rules and regulations. He organized men to raid Indian villages to steal food and kidnap natives which became slaves.
Backing this world power was the Spanish Armada, which was known for never losing a sea battle. Along with the Spanish Armada the Spanish had amassed quite a collection of gold from their previous world exploits. The major setback of the Spanish in conquering the new lands was how thinly their army was spread. Due to issues in their Dutch territories, the Spanish left the Indian Islands and Jamaica up for colonization. Great Britain would eventually swoop in and