Poeples
Sam Nass
Chapter 1
A) In chapter 1, Howard Zinn’s main point is that history is not formed by the names of famous people and places, but by the interactions between different people or groups. In chapter 1, he uses the interactions between Christopher Columbus and the Arawaks. When people think of Columbus, they think of the hero who discovered America, but he was not the first one there, and was very dismissive of the natives once he landed in America.
B) The main characters or groups that Zinn discusses in this chapter are the Arawaks, Christopher Columbus, and the colonists. The Arawaks were mainly described as the victims in this chapter. The Arawaks were the first natives that Columbus encountered, and they knew the area, so he ended up enslaving them. This set an example to everyone else that the natives were savages, and did not deserve equal treatment. Columbus acts as the villain in this chapter. He came to America thinking that it was India, and was only there for gold and fame. Although he is sometimes portrayed as a hero, and the person who discovered America, he actually goes against everything that America is supposed to stand for today. The colonists are also very important in this chapter. Although the Natives were looked upon as savages from their point of view, the colonists actually ended up doing some repulsive things, and were not accepting towards the natives at all, even though the natives were there first.
C) Zinn feels this topic is important because everything we know comes from experiences through history, and it is important that we know every person or group’s point of view so that we can analyze everything and learn as much as we can. He wants us to realize that by knowing all of the details of an event, we can form a more educated idea about a certain event in history or the present. Chapter 2
A) In chapter 2, Howard Zinn wanted to prove the point that even though the “first settlers” of America are treated like
Chapter 1
A) In chapter 1, Howard Zinn’s main point is that history is not formed by the names of famous people and places, but by the interactions between different people or groups. In chapter 1, he uses the interactions between Christopher Columbus and the Arawaks. When people think of Columbus, they think of the hero who discovered America, but he was not the first one there, and was very dismissive of the natives once he landed in America.
B) The main characters or groups that Zinn discusses in this chapter are the Arawaks, Christopher Columbus, and the colonists. The Arawaks were mainly described as the victims in this chapter. The Arawaks were the first natives that Columbus encountered, and they knew the area, so he ended up enslaving them. This set an example to everyone else that the natives were savages, and did not deserve equal treatment. Columbus acts as the villain in this chapter. He came to America thinking that it was India, and was only there for gold and fame. Although he is sometimes portrayed as a hero, and the person who discovered America, he actually goes against everything that America is supposed to stand for today. The colonists are also very important in this chapter. Although the Natives were looked upon as savages from their point of view, the colonists actually ended up doing some repulsive things, and were not accepting towards the natives at all, even though the natives were there first.
C) Zinn feels this topic is important because everything we know comes from experiences through history, and it is important that we know every person or group’s point of view so that we can analyze everything and learn as much as we can. He wants us to realize that by knowing all of the details of an event, we can form a more educated idea about a certain event in history or the present. Chapter 2
A) In chapter 2, Howard Zinn wanted to prove the point that even though the “first settlers” of America are treated like