How Did Christopher Columbus Discovered America
Do you really think Columbus discovered America? What does discovering a country consist of? Well, Columbus may have started the expansion of the “The New World” but, certainly did not find it first. Native Americans were living on “The New World” way before Columbus and the English came along. When Columbus arrived to America in 1492 he thought he landed in India but, come to find out this was “The New World”. Despise his actions he had millions of innocent Native Americans killed and tortured. Do you really think he should have a holiday or should we honor the lives of the Native Americans that were killed and tortured.
Christopher Columbus arrived on “The New World” in 1492. When arrived he found out that this was not where he intended to
go. He was trying to find an easy way to get to India by boat and not by land. He called the Native Americans “Indians”. This was happening around the time slavery had began and Columbus got a good idea and thought the Indians would make good servants. Christopher Columbus took 6 Indians to be his servants while he explored “The New World”. While on his journey looking around at the new land he stumbled upon he found out the servants were really good and sold them to Spain. Many died along the way back to Spain. When Columbus arrived there were millions of Native Americans on the island. The Indians were tortured, put to work, and even killed. It is rumored that there were at least 250,000 Indians left on the island after Columbus had sailed back to Spain.
Do you people really think Christopher Columbus discovered America first? He may have helped the growth of America's discovery but, didn’t discover the country. There is many speculations that Vikings had discovered America before Spain, even Indians were on this sacred land before Columbus. Columbus actually didn’t step foot onto North America when he arrived. He only went to Caribbean Islands and Coast of South America.
In conclusion, Christopher Columbus did not discover America nor did he treat the people that were already here with respect. Columbus was barbaric and harsh to the Native Americans. Why again should we give him a holiday? He does not deserve a holiday, especially after what he has done. I truly feel that Native Americans should have this day to rejoice in their religion and their way of taking care of the earth.
Christopher Columbus arrived on “The New World” in 1492. When arrived he found out that this was not where he intended to
go. He was trying to find an easy way to get to India by boat and not by land. He called the Native Americans “Indians”. This was happening around the time slavery had began and Columbus got a good idea and thought the Indians would make good servants. Christopher Columbus took 6 Indians to be his servants while he explored “The New World”. While on his journey looking around at the new land he stumbled upon he found out the servants were really good and sold them to Spain. Many died along the way back to Spain. When Columbus arrived there were millions of Native Americans on the island. The Indians were tortured, put to work, and even killed. It is rumored that there were at least 250,000 Indians left on the island after Columbus had sailed back to Spain.
Do you people really think Christopher Columbus discovered America first? He may have helped the growth of America's discovery but, didn’t discover the country. There is many speculations that Vikings had discovered America before Spain, even Indians were on this sacred land before Columbus. Columbus actually didn’t step foot onto North America when he arrived. He only went to Caribbean Islands and Coast of South America.
In conclusion, Christopher Columbus did not discover America nor did he treat the people that were already here with respect. Columbus was barbaric and harsh to the Native Americans. Why again should we give him a holiday? He does not deserve a holiday, especially after what he has done. I truly feel that Native Americans should have this day to rejoice in their religion and their way of taking care of the earth.