American history timeline

taught by Hannah, Kelsey, Chandler, Chelsea (USA)

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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a navigator and a maritime explorer. He was credited as the discoverer of the Americas. His voyages began as a European Effort as exploration for colonization of the Western Hemisphere .Everyone recalls his first voyage in 1490, but he didn't actually reach the mainland until his third voyage in 1498.