{"id":4362,"date":"2018-10-02T11:02:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T18:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/newsletters\/2018-10-02\/4362\/"},"modified":"2018-10-02T11:02:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T18:02:05","slug":"surnetkids-christopher-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/newsletters\/2018-10-02\/4362\/","title":{"rendered":"[Surnetkids] Christopher Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Reader,<\/p>\n

October is International Dinosaur<\/a> Month, National Popcorn<\/a> Month, and Halloween<\/a>, which has, over the years, transformed from a single day to a whole month!<\/p>\n

It’s also the month I celebrate my wedding anniversary. This year is our 33rd!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\tSee ya on the Net,
\nBarbara J. Feldman
\n“Surfing the Net with Kids”
\nhttps:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com<\/a><\/p>\n


\nChristopher Columbus<\/b>
\nhttps:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/resources\/christopher-columbus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Christopher Columbus Printable(** for Premium Members only)
\nhttps:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/printables\/files\/printables-club\/christopher_columbus.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

“In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” And his arrival in the West Indies led to enduring links between Europe and the Americas. In the early years of our nation’s history, Christopher Columbus was raised to hero status by writers and historians wishing to create a common memory for our new nation. Five hundred years later, by the quincentennial of 1992, Columbus’ name had become somewhat tarnished. Is Columbus a hero worth celebrating, or was he a cruel imperialist? Discover the debate, and decide for yourself.<\/p>\n

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Biography: Christropher Columbus
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\nThis Columbus biography includes a section about his status as a hero. “Columbus’ legacy is a mixed one. He has been credited for opening up the Americas to European colonization as well as blamed for the destruction of the native peoples of the islands he explored.” The transfer of ideas, people, plants and diseases between the New and Old World had both benefits and downfalls. The European horse allowed Native Americans to switch from a nomadic lifestyle to a hunting model, but Old World small pox killed millions of Native Americans.<\/p>\n

Ducksters: Biography: Christopher Columbus
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\nFun facts and a ten question quiz are highlights of this biography for elementary-school kids. “Columbus spent years trying to convince someone to pay for his voyage. He first tried to get King John II of Portugal to pay for his journey, but the King was not interested. Finally, he was able to convince Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to pay for the trip.”<\/p>\n

History: Columbus Controversy
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\n“There are three main sources of controversy involving Columbus’s interactions with the indigenous people he labeled ‘Indians’: the use of violence and slavery, the forced conversion of native peoples to Christianity, and the introduction of a host of new diseases that would have dramatic long-term effects on native people in the Americas.” This History.com article concludes that Columbus Day “continues to be an important way for all Americans to learn more about the Age of Exploration and the enormous transformations it provoked.”<\/p>\n

… Click to continue to Christopher Columbus<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Surfnetkids Printables Club Members also get the following printables to use in the classroom, the computer lab, the school library, or to send home with students:<\/p>\n

Christopher Columbus Printable
Printable Christopher Columbus Word Search
Christopher Columbus Quiz and Worksheet
Christopher Columbus Wikipedia Printable
Columbus: Hero or Villain? Printable
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Related Games<\/b><\/p>\n

Christopher Columbus Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Week<\/b><\/p>\n

“We can never discover new continents until we have the courage to lose sight of all coasts.” ~~ Andre Gide ~~ (November 22, 1869 \u2013 February 19, 1951) French author. Click this link to discover more quotes.<\/a><\/p>\n

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