... Christopher Columbus, would travel to retrieve riches from other places in the world. A second reason was to receive recognition and publicity . The record books put down the name of the finder and his/her country. A third reason was to prove a theory that they believed in. Christopher Columbus expected that the world was round, and figured that he could sail west and ... ...

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... change to the Spaniards, which created an unhealthy environment. Everyone got sick, and there was nothing to eat. They complained of only tapioca, corn, fish, and yams to eat (Information Finder! , Lunenfeld, 2). The Spaniards started dying of malnutrition and their own created diseases, which the natives also got (see Appendix L). There was a revolt against the governor, Bartholomew, with whom the settlers ... ...

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