Calab's+friendly+letter

Dear Grandpa and Grandma Devivo,

The reason why I'm writing to you is because we have to write to you, about what we're doing in our favorite subject at school.I picked Social Studies,and what I'm about to tell you is going to be confusing so be ready!

First, we started out talking about European Exploration in the Renaissance. In that lesson we learned about Prince Henry The Navigator and how he came back to Europe with slaves,and gold. My favorite explorer in that lesson would have to be Vasco De Gama because he found a sea route to India and was the first European to find spices for his country.

Next, we talked about Christopher Columbus. Did you know that he had to beg King Fernandind and Queen Isabella to take the cheaper and faster way to India? When he got there he thought he was in India but he was in the Bahamas. After Columbus came Amerigo Vespucci. No one gave Amerigo credit because they thought he was crazy. Why you ask??? because he thought the land mass above the Bahamas was the New World not China.

At last, we talked about Bartoloumea Dias. I think that he was pretty stupid because he wanted to name a part of the sea The Cape of Bad Storms (one would want to explore there! ) that is the end of our european unit. Well anyway I hope you've learned a lot and I will see you at the party on Sunday!!!

Sincerely, Calab