Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain? Oliver Cromwell was a Puritan MP from Cambridgeshire when Charles I raised his standards in Nottingham‚ 1642. This was the start of the civil war. Cromwell introduced a new model army to the Parliamentarians which was a superior fighting force that led to the defeat of the Royalists. This influenced people to believe that he were a hero as they were against King Charles I. Cromwell seemed as the only person that would stand up to him. When the king was executed
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Christopher Columbus In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus began a historic voyage to the New World. Columbus discovered a new continent and proved his theory that the earth was not flat. His discovery of this new land sparked interest in many large European countries to discover the New World. The new super power of Europe‚ England‚ decided to sail to the new continent. The English settled along the shores of the present day United States of America. Along the mainland‚ they found many people of
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Actually‚ it wasn’t even close to being like it. During this course‚ I found out that many of our historical figures weren’t what they were portrayed to be. First of all‚ Columbus wasn’t even the first person to discover America. There was in fact other explorers that had discovered the new world‚ but unlike Columbus didn’t claim it. Columbus also wasn’t as
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looking to find the spice route to India and only Vasco de Gama was able to reach it in 1498. Portugal eventually was successful in having trade stations in India‚ Africa‚ China‚ and the East Indies. Christopher Columbus’ exploration in 1492 was encouraged by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Columbus’ motives were to spread the word of Christianity and find wealth‚ mostly in gold. He landed in the Americas four times and southern portions of the Bahamas. He later moved to Hispanola were he could
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It began with me in History class‚ I struggle to hold my head up and to keep my eyes open as my teacher drones on and on about Christopher Columbus and about how he “discovered America.”. Anyone with a brain knows that he didn’t discover anything. Anyways‚ as I try to force my eyelids open‚ I notice a strange new face. The teacher pauses his lecture to introduce the newcomer. “Okay class‚ this is Luca‚ and he is a new student.” In an instant‚ he quickly walked to the seat in the far back‚ away
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remembered through different ways‚ Whether what they did was right‚ wrong‚ or even debatable. Most people remember Adolf Hitler as a terrible person‚ being that he was the one to lead the Holocaust‚ one of the biggest genocides in history. While Christopher Columbus was heavily debated whether he helped give a major contribution to society. Then‚ there’s people like
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Christopher Columbus was on his fourth voyage and he was looking for a way to China. That’s when he came across the country named Panama‚ which stretches only 60 miles‚ where he found Indians who had tons of gold. But he was looking for a way to China so he sent his brother Bartholomew to search for more gold. At first Indians were willing to lead the Spaniards to the gold‚ but eventually they got tired and led the Spanish back to the coast. When the Indians did this they were abused. Eventually
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U.S. History This paper is about Christopher Columbus and how he sailed 33 days to find a quicker route to Asia. Only to land in the Caribbean islands and enslave the Indians to gain power and information. This suppose to show how Columbus was a villain instead of a hero discovering America. Christopher Columbus was terrible man. When he landed in America he captured slaves and made do terrible things. Columbus thought it would be easy to conquer simply because when first
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Christopher Columbus Essay Christopher Columbus was an italian explorer‚ navigator and colonizer. For most people he is a hero that discovered the “New World” that later became the Americas. As a kid I was taught that Christopher Columbus was a hero for discovering the Americas. Columbus day is a day that is celebrated in the U.S. that commemorates the day he discovered the New World on October 12‚ 1492. This Holiday was not a federal holiday until 1937. This day is to honor the Columbus achievements
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Christopher McCandless: Hero It was a tragedy that Christopher McCandless died in Alaska; but he was not wrong in rejecting American society and what it stood for in the modern day. Jon Krakauer’s book‚ Into the Wild‚ tells the true story of Christopher McCandless and why he left his home and his family and how he managed to survive for so long after he left. The book deals with the people he meant and grew close to‚ and his impact on their and other people’s lives. Chris decided to leave
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