An Ongoing Voyage. This exhibition documents or shows rather the first sustained contacts between the Native American people and European Explorers, settlers, and conquerors between 1492 and 1600. Besides Europeans, other people from other parts of the world as well went to America. Among them were Africans who were taken to America mainly as slaves. The voyage shows representatives of two separate and complex parts of the world that were previously not known to each other. It is more of a discovery from either side of existence of a new people and a new world to them. It was an accidental contact. The encounter took place at the Islands of the Bahamas at the end of the 15th century AD, specifically, in 1492. The encounter brought to an end a history hidden in the obscurity of ignorance. It brought about a long lasting contact which was the beginning of many adventures, many desirable and some undesirable at all. Some of the effects were conquest and exploration, settlement, as well as change of cultures of either side. The effect of this never ended at the end of the seventeenth century but rather the effect s continued to date. This accidental encounter brought them into lasting contact, initiating an intense process of exploration, conquest, and acculturation in the Americas that would continue throughout the sixteenth century and beyond. This exhibition describes both the pre and the post contact worlds of the Mediterranean and the Americas. It is neither possible no fair to exclude Africa from the equation since it was very significant to the two especially between the contact dates and the 1600. The six sections of the exhibition; The myth, inventing America, Europe claims America, the Epilogue , What came to be called America and the Mediterranean world are such important of the world history and the change initiated by the very encounter such that they had to be preserved by the virtue of the library of congress buying the rights to these historical gems. We can begin from the very reason behind the meeting; the voyages of Christopher Columbus, a famous explorer from the state of Genoa in Italy. He voyages though were funded and facilitated by the Spanish crownship . The main aim of the Spaniards was to find a route of trade with the East Indies, a route that they would not conflict with other nations like Portugal that had already benefited from the exploits of Vasco Da Gama. Current day Mexico is more often called the Spanish Mexico with Spanish being their main official language. This is one of the very effects of the issues portrayed in the ‘voyage’. Imperialism was core and actually finding new trade routes and trade destinations was the reason behind the voyage. Even though the original intended place is not where Columbus landed, it still did not stop the idea from gaining roots that developed into colonialism. At that time the doctrine of mercantilism was gaining roots in Europe with a huge wave and thus nations were eager to .

1. An Ongoing Voyage.
This exhibition documents or shows rather the first sustained
contacts between the Native American people and European
Explorers, settlers, and conquerors between 1492 and 1600.
Besides Europeans, other people from other parts of the world
as well went to America. Among them were Africans who were
taken to America mainly as slaves. The voyage shows
representatives of two separate and complex parts of the world
that were previously not known to each other. It is more of a
discovery from either side of existence of a new people and a
new world to them. It was an accidental contact. The encounter
took place at the Islands of the Bahamas at the end of the 15th
century AD, specifically, in 1492.
The encounter brought to an end a history hidden in the
obscurity of ignorance. It brought about a long lasting contact
which was the beginning of many adventures, many desirable
and some undesirable at all.
Some of the effects were conquest and exploration, settlement,
as well as change of cultures of either side. The effect of this
never ended at the end of the seventeenth century but rather the
effect s continued to date.
This accidental encounter brought them into lasting contact,
initiating an intense process of exploration, conquest, and
acculturation in the Americas that would continue throughout
the sixteenth century and beyond.
This exhibition describes both the pre and the post contact
worlds of the Mediterranean and the Americas. It is neither
possible no fair to exclude Africa from the equation since it was
very significant to the two especially between the contact dates
and the 1600. The six sections of the exhibition; The myth,
inventing America, Europe claims America, the Epilogue , What
came to be called America and the Mediterranean world are
such important of the world history and the change initiated by
the very encounter such that they had to be preserved by the

2. virtue of the library of congress buying the rights to these
historical gems.
We can begin from the very reason behind the meeting; the
voyages of Christopher Columbus, a famous explorer from the
state of Genoa in Italy. He voyages though were funded and
facilitated by the Spanish crownship . The main aim of the
Spaniards was to find a route of trade with the East Indies, a
route that they would not conflict with other nations like
Portugal that had already benefited from the exploits of Vasco
Da Gama.
Current day Mexico is more often called the Spanish Mexico
with Spanish being their main official language. This is one of
the very effects of the issues portrayed in the ‘voyage’.
Imperialism was core and actually finding new trade routes and
trade destinations was the reason behind the voyage. Even
though the original intended place is not where Columbus
landed, it still did not stop the idea from gaining roots that
developed into colonialism. At that time the doctrine of
mercantilism was gaining roots in Europe with a huge wave and
thus nations were eager to get new trading partners or new
places to sell off their already finished goods. The most
important element was to find new land to cultivate noting that
at that time the Agrarian revolution was at its peak. Settlers
thus quickly moved to the Americas or the ‘Newfoundland’
since the European population was already ballooning. The
settlers began large scale farming and they so much needed
labor for their farms. This factor brought in new members into
the equation; Africans, basically as slaves to provide the settler
farmers with man power as they struggled to generate raw
materials for factories and accrue wealth. This led to the
establishment of the Trans-Atlantic Trade.
Effects of the ‘blend’ of the Americas was a world of diversity
in terms or cultural economic activities. The current ‘RnB’
melodies trace their roots in Africa and slavery.
The voyage is a real summery of a joining of worlds apart.
Religion and the Foundation of the American Republic.

3. In this exhibition there is demonstration that many of the
colonies that ended up forming the United states that exist today
actually comprised of individuals of deep religious convictions
who had traversed the Atlantic so as to be able to practice their
faith freely. Much attention is usually given to the other
aspects, mainly economic aspects of life as the sole reason for
emigration into America in the 17th century and before. This
exhibit however brings in a new dimension by proving that there
are deep roots of the American immigrants then into being
embedded in religion. Indeed most of these immigrants were
running away from segregation and persecution by their own
governments or societies in which the y lived. Many Immigrants
of Jewish origin found their way into America where they
remain to date with the unlimited and uncontrolled freedom of
practicing Judaism.
It is these religious men and women who opposed colonization
by Great Britain in 1776 which largely contributed to the
independence of the United States in the same year. They not
only i9nfluenced to decision for freedom but also determined a
lot on the way the country was ran thereafter. When most
American Statesmen they shared the convictions and believes of
their religious state members. Thus as a result both the state and
the National governments were run by individuals that
associated closely with and appreciated religion. They
coincided with Alexis de Tocqueville's observation that
indispensable to the maintenance of republican institutions.
The new statesmen ( Founders of the American nation) thus
also defined the role of religious faith in public life and the
degree to which it could be supported by public officials that
was not inconsistent with the revolutionary imperatives of the
equality and freedom of all citizens is the central question
which this exhibition explores.
To date the influence and role of the religious immigrants most
of whom settled long before 1865 is printed indelibly on the
dollar bill: “IN GOD WE TRUST”.
References

4. Religion and the Founding of the American RepublicExhibition
Home. (n.d.). Religion and the Founding of the American
Republic. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion
The Blink 182 Handbook - Everything you need to know about
Blink 182. (n.d.). Scribd. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from
http://www.scribd.com/doc/137294703/The-Blink-182-
Handbook-Everything-you-need-to-know-about-Blink-182
The ongoing voyage. (2002, December 22).
americanhistory.com. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from
http://dealhi.com/Search/527
PHSC 210
Short Report Grading Rubric
PHSC 210
Short Report Instructions
Selection of Topic
Choose 1 of the following topics or processes for your short
report:
1. Deep-sea Trenches
2. Subduction Zones
3. Transform Plate Boundaries

5. 4. Divergent Plate Boundaries
5. Mantle Convection
6. The Water Cycle
7. The Rock Cycle
8. Liquifaction
9. Glacial Landscapes
10. Earthquakes
11. Tides
12. Ocean Gyres
13. Monsoons
14. Hurricanes
15. Tornadoes
Content
In general, your paper must contain an introductory paragraph,
the body of your work, and a conclusion. In terms of the body,
the following items must be discussed:
1. General overview of the topic or process. Be sure to describe
the process, phenomenon, or geologic feature thoroughly. As
applicable, answer these types of questions: How does it work?
What causes it? How does/did it form? What are the
components/elements that make it up?
2. The methods and tools used by scientists to study/investigate
your topic/process.
3. Any new discoveries scientists have made in relation to your
topic/process. This may require some “digging” in your

6. research. However, this is an important element of your paper.
Please do not skip it or conclude that no new discoveries have
been made.
4. Any unanswered questions related to your topic/process. That
is, what would scientists still like to know about your
topic/process? What have they been unable to answer to date?
No topic/process in earth science is completely understood.
There are always unanswered questions. Be sure to identify
some of these in your report.
Outline
Use the following outline when writing your paper. Each point
on the below outline must be a separate section (with a section
heading) within your paper. You will notice that these section
headings correspond to the content points above.
I. Introduction
II. General Overview
III. Methods of Study and Tools Used
IV. New Discoveries
V. Unanswered Questions
VI. Conclusion
Length
This paper is to be 3–4 pages. Do not exceed this page limit.
The title page and bibliography do not count toward this page
total.
Format
You must use current APA formatting. Papers must be double-
spaced with 1-inch margins all around. Font is to be Courier
New or Times New Roman, 12-point. Include a cover sheet with
your name, instructor’s name, course number and title, date, and
paper title. There is no need to include an abstract in your

7. paper. APA formatting rules can be found at the following site:
http://www.liberty.edu/media/2108/apa.pdf.
Sources
Your Short Report must include at least 3 literature sources, not
including the course textbooks. Sources must be journal
articles, manuscripts, scholarly textbooks, and/or internet sites
from .edu or .gov sources. Avoid internet sites from .com, .net,
.org, etc. sources, as the information contained therein are not
often peer reviewed. List all of your sources in a bibliography
at the end of the paper.
Citation
Please be sure to cite your sources in the body of your paper
using proper APA formatting.
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