A.P. U.S. Summer Assignment
Ryan Cruse Chapter 1: New World Beginnings *Identify and state the historical significance of the following: 1.) Christopher Columbus: Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who led four expeditions ? sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain ? across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a faster route to Asia. Instead, finding the Americas (unknowingly), he established a permanent settlement on the island of Hispaniola. His endeavors sparked a European interest in the New World and began the Age of Exploration.