Journal Entry #1: Howard Zinn Ch.1 In the first chapter titled‚ “Columbus‚ The Indians‚ and Human Progress” I learned about multiple things. Although‚ I was already informed that Columbus did not actually discover America‚ I knew quite little about the gruesome acts of violence he had committed including genocide. Throughout my education‚ Columbus was introduced as the hero who discovered the new world. Along with history books‚ teachers have also mislead us to believe this. This also showed me
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Paragraph I. Columbus should not have a Holiday. Columbus was an explorer and a robber. Columbus was very greedy and he was trying to get the gold. People think Columbus was lying. Columbus said the earth was round and they never believe him. Paragraph II. There was Columbus‚ Cortez and Pizarro. They where from Europe they were looking for the gold and they were getting slaves from Asia and Spain. They found a little bit of gold and they were moving from country to country. They were going to
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In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus embarked on the first voyage that established a permanent connection between Europe and the Americas. At the initial meeting between the Europeans and Natives‚ many explorers developed similar attitudes towards the native people. They felt intellectually superior to the natives because the native’s actions‚ and that the natives were passive and weak because of their arcane fighting techniques‚ resulting in Europeans feeling entitled to exploit the native people to their
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After reading Howard Zinn’s viewpoint on Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and the human progress I can now confirm/characterize that Columbus is‚ as historical figure‚ not a hero‚ but somewhere in between being a hero and a villain (being more towards a villain). Throughout the whole reading the reader can notice how Colombus’ mistake of finding a new route to Asia and mistakenly discovering an unknown land to the Europeans caused great pain for the natives who were forced into labor/made into slaves to go
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One of the primary motivations for European interest in and colonization of the Americas was economic‚ including trade and the acquisition of wealth. Christopher Columbus’s (1451–1506) original impetus in sailing west from Europe was seeking a new passage to Asia to facilitate trade for Europeans. Although Columbus was incorrect about finding such a direct route‚ he did make contact with the New World and found a number of possibilities for economic gain. These included acquiring gold‚ precious metals
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer‚ that sailed for Spain‚ in the Age of Exploration. He landed in the Caribbean in the year 1492. He trading with the local people how he thought were Indians. People think that he should not be acknowledged for this accomplishment. Columbus day should be celebrated because it created important history events‚ it brought civilization to the new world‚ and it celebrates Italian immigrants in America. Columbus created important history events like the Pledge
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1.) Christopher Columbus in his letter to Luis de Sant’ Angel‚ a baptized Jew and finance minister to Ferdinand II who made the case to Isabella I in favor of Christopher Columbus‚ Announced his discoveries in the New World. He further pushed the potential of the newly discovered land by emphasising on the lack of local government and the abundant resources. Columbus certainly overstates his findings. This could be taken as attempt to sell the "Indies" to Ferdinand and Isabella to pay off his previous
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for Columbus’ journey to satisfy his curiosity‚ which meant he needed to find a very convincing reason to his supporters. So‚ Columbus claimed that any of his backers would become rich‚ drawing the Spanish rulers attention. These Spanish rulers‚ Ferdinand and Isabella‚ had two main reasons for signing to the project. Other than the tempting profits‚ they wanted to spread Catholicism to any new land they could possibly reach. Luckily‚ Columbus arrived at Spanish court when the
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Columbus Had to Be Rescued from His Fourth Voyage Even though he was brought back from his latest voyage in chains‚ Columbus did not suffer much consequence. He was stripped of his governorship‚ but King Ferdinand granted him his freedom and even subsidized a fourth voyage. The fourth expedition left Spain in May 1502 and made landfall at Martinique before sailing on to Santo Domingo. As soon as he arrived there‚ he was denied permission to land. His ships encountered a hurricane but managed to weather
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talking about Christopher Columbus who everyone say discovered America but really didn’t.I believe we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus day because his discovery caused the death and dislocation of the natives.I this speech I will give reasons on why we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus day. My first reason is that Columbus never discovered North America. He found in 4 of his voyages the Bahamas‚Hispaniola and a few of the South American countries(Reconsidering the legacy of Christopher Columbus).When new
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