Howard Zinn book
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Samuel Wade Mr. Hegarty AP U.S. History 25 July 2012 Howard Zinn Handout Pre Reading Columbus first sailed to America in 1492 for the Spanish. Page 2: ?He had persuaded the king and queen of Spain to finance an expedition?It was early October 1492.? He believed it was East Asia. Page 3: ?He insisted he had reached Asia (it was Cuba) and an island off the coast of China (Hispaniola).? He landed in the Bahamas. Page 3: ?It was an island in the Bahamas, the Caribbean sea.? He sailed with the Ni?a, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Page 2: ?He set out with three sailing ships, the largest of which was the Santa Maria.? Page 3: ?Then the Nina and the Pinta set sail for the Azores and Spain.? He was believed to be the first man to sail to the Americas.