CHAPTER 1‚ pg. 1-22 Columbus‚ the Indians and human progress. Directions: read the above chapter and answer the following questions on this sheet. Major Question: Is Christopher Columbus a Hero? 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? 3. What is Zinn’s basic criticism of historian Samuel Eliot Morison’s book‚ Christopher Columbus‚ Mariner?
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our presence in the Middle East was increasing. There was economic segregation‚ and racial tension surrounding cities like Brooklyn‚ New York‚ and Compton‚ which gave birth to some of the most talented rap artists to date. One of whom‚ was named Christopher Wallace‚ also known as the Notorious B.I.G‚ or Biggie. With over 17 million albums sold since 1992‚ Biggie’s legacy and music has reached almost every country in the world. Although Biggie has been criticized for meaningless and mainstream songs
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of the United States Christopher Columbus came thinking he found Asia when in fact all he found was the Americas. The ship they were in was called Saint Maria. The first place they landed was Cuba. They were in search for gold mostly‚ which Columbus promised the king and queen in Spain. He took the Arawaks Indians as slaves when it was hard for him to find gold. When he arrived in Haiti he created the first military base called Navidad which means charismas. Columbus then traveled to the Hispaniola
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Isabella and Prince Ferdinand finished their expansion of Spain when the conquered Granada. After the conquest of Granada‚ Christopher pleaded his case to Queen Isabella. Christopher had asked several times before but was not given the money or ships because they were not available. Because of Granada‚ Isabella gave Columbus what he needed and he partook on his journey. When Columbus discovered the "new world" he set up what is
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citizens and the laws did not apply to them‚ the first Native American group was under Columbus‚ about 200‚000 natives were harshly enslaved by him. Only 500 survived by the year 1550 and the group were extinct before 1650.[2] When Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in the late 1400s‚ his goal was to take all it natural resources and take it to Spain‚ he named it the new resource for Spain. Columbus figured an opportunity to convert the natives to Christianity‚ to provide another trade
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exploration began when Christopher Columbus set sail to find a better route to India but actually discovered the Americas. He discovered the “Indian” tribe‚ the Tainos‚ they were barely dressed but had gold earrings and jewelry. He brought them back to Spain to show his people what he had found. He went back to the Americas with seventeen other ships and when he got there the Tainos had killed the Spaniards left behind. This made Columbus angry so he enslaved them. Columbus died in 1506 still thinking
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(Williams 1). However‚ on July 31‚ 1498‚ an Italian explorer by the name of Christopher Columbus stumbled upon and rediscovered Trinidad on his third voyage (Williams 8). The rediscovery of the West Indian island by Christopher Columbus‚ acted as an agent of the Spanish Monarchy in the year 1492‚ which followed by a series of dramatic events and changes in the European society in the 15thcentury (Williams 5). Christopher Columbus’ quest for the new world drew him to this island because of the fabled stories
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Vespucci‚ had hypothesized that “The Great” Columbus‚ had founded a “New World”. Vespucci knew that it was not Asia and Columbus died thinking it was‚ but Columbus actually founded America. A lot of people did not believe Vespucci‚ because of how famous Christopher Columbus was. America is named after “Amerigo” Vespucci‚ but some people don’t believe that he was a major part of America being founded. He did not discover America he just realized that Columbus had not founded Asia. Vespucci was even called
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Quisqueya (mother of all lands) and Ayiti (land of high mountains). At the time of Columbus arrival in 1492‚ the island’s territory consisted of five chiefdoms: Marién‚ Maguá‚ Maguana‚ Jaragua‚ and Higüey. These were ruled respectively by caciques Guacanagarix‚ Guarionex‚ Caonabo‚ Bohechío‚ and Cayacoa. Arrival of the SpanishChristopher Columbus reached the island of Hispaniola on his first voyage‚ in December 1492. On Columbus second voyage in 1493 the colony of "La Española" was founded and administered
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History about the Bermuda Triangle‚ first disappearance and what is told about it. B. Christopher Columbus crossing the Bermuda Triangle. c. What was supposed to happen at the journey of Christopher Columbus. d. The testimony of Christopher Columbus presented by Chaplin. Main Point II – What happens in the Bermuda Triangle? A. Amount of disappearances since Christopher Columbus. a. Symptoms that occur to airplanes and ships when entering the Bermuda Triangle
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