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Drive Thru History: Columbus & the New World

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Host Dave Stotts investigates the "confluence of events" that resulted in Columbus' discovery of America. In a broad sweep of history, he connects Marco Polo's writings to Kublai Khan, to the siege of Constantinople, to the closure of the Silk Road, and finally to the need to discover new trade routes to India and China.

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Runtime: 25 minutes 27 seconds

Topic: Geography, History
Subtopic: U.S. History - Precolonial-1774, World Geography, World History - 1000-1449, World History - 1450-1799
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2007
Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
Series: Drive Thru History

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Muted portrait painting of Christopher Columbus against a red and yellow background. Caption. Not surprising for a boy from Genoa.

Dave Stotts speaks to camera while standing in an old graveyard. Caption. Richard Clyfton was fired from his position as parson.

Close shot looking up at beams of sunlight shining through a tree. Text on image reads, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Caption. Here in Boston on September 17, 1630.

Portrait painting of George Fox, 1624 to 1691. He has shoulder length white hair, wearing a jacket, cravat, and wide brimmed hat. Caption. Even went as far as springing him from jail several times.

Black and white blurred photograph of multi-story buildings lining a street. Caption. Today, we have a lot of ground to cover.

Dave Stotts speaks to camera. Behind him, a brick tower and small graveyard. Caption. For the Order of the Poor Clerics Regular.

Exterior shot showing the ruins of a building. Text below reads, King James the First, 1566 to 1625. Caption. Back in 1606, King James the First granted a charter.

Dave Stotts faces camera, standing on a lawn with a white building behind him. Text on image reads, George Washington, 1732 to 1799. Caption. Now if you ever find yourself in Washington, D, C.

Dave Stotts faces camera standing next to a monument in Battle Hill, Long Island. Caption. Now home to one of the most beautiful cemeteries.

Collage of images, including George Washington's painted portrait and a 1999 New Jersey Quarter that reads, "Crossroads of the Revolution, 1787." Caption. Where heroes are made and legends are created.