Why Did Columbus Get America
“Columbus Day churns up a stormy sea of controversy every year. A gifted navigator or reckless adventurer? Here are some things to consider the next time you hear someone recite: In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…”(Myint 2017). But what did Columbus actually do when he got to America and to the Native Americans?
Columbus had never really “discovered” America, there were already millions of native Americans living there.Once Columbus actually got there he had enslaved most of the native Americans, a lot of them died from being overworked.
Columbus forced the natives to mine for gold or grow crops if they didn’t meet a requirement of either they would be punished by losing a limb or getting burned alive in molten metals. When he got
Columbus had never really “discovered” America, there were already millions of native Americans living there.Once Columbus actually got there he had enslaved most of the native Americans, a lot of them died from being overworked.
Columbus forced the natives to mine for gold or grow crops if they didn’t meet a requirement of either they would be punished by losing a limb or getting burned alive in molten metals. When he got