Justin Fernandez
Mr. Miraya
Honors U.S. History 10, 4A
26 August 2016
“America Before Columbus” Response
The ancient native american city of Cahokia was unknown to me prior to reading this article. What surprised me while reading was the fact that their leader “Great Sun” was a tyrannical leader when I initially thought that most indian tribes had councils or elder in charge.
The misconceptions that Europeans had about the North American Continent was the thinking that it was in a location closer to Asia and India, hence the Europeans calling the Native Americans the term “Indians.” Another misconception that the Europeans had was that the native americans didn’t enjoy wealth or prosperity due to them giving plenty of gifts to the settlers,
Mr. Miraya
Honors U.S. History 10, 4A
26 August 2016
“America Before Columbus” Response
The ancient native american city of Cahokia was unknown to me prior to reading this article. What surprised me while reading was the fact that their leader “Great Sun” was a tyrannical leader when I initially thought that most indian tribes had councils or elder in charge.
The misconceptions that Europeans had about the North American Continent was the thinking that it was in a location closer to Asia and India, hence the Europeans calling the Native Americans the term “Indians.” Another misconception that the Europeans had was that the native americans didn’t enjoy wealth or prosperity due to them giving plenty of gifts to the settlers,