Columbus The Indians Summary

Columbus begins a journey to find gold with little knowledge of where the gold actually is located. He begins his journey to Asia, where the gold is said to be located. Columbus is ill equipped for his long journey across the unknown seas. The Indians know as the Arawak Indians, and they were described as being naked, and full of wonder. They came out from their villages and greeted the travelers with open arms and gifts. Arawak seemed selfless and very willing to share whatever they owned. These Indians were extremely excited about a massive ship known as the “Santa Maria” that they have never seen before. They will later be betrayed by Columbus and be sold as slaves to the old world. Zinn’s book helps have a better understanding of how …show more content…
The book was known as the History of the Indies, this was the only information that was available at the time. This book describes the way that the Indians lived their lives. In the second book that was written it suggested making black slaves instead of the Indians. The author also described the way that the Indians were treated by the Spaniards. The Spaniards as becoming more and more considered, and at one point did not walk anywhere they went because they were carried by the Indians. As the time past the Indians treatment became worse even to the point where they would be used to test the sharpness of the …show more content…
The author Samuel Eliot Morison is mentioned as a person that did not overlook the bad deeds that the history books have looked past. It states that he does not look past, but at the same time does not spend a great deal of time describing the mass murder that ensued after Columbus encountered the Natives. The writer then begins to give his opinion of the way Columbus is made into a hero and that it would not make a difference to judge him and try to change the view of most. He also states that history is told by the government and leaders so that there is only one point of view. Morison also explains that it is not told from the victims of progress so to speak. He begins to say that his viewpoint on telling history is different, and that we should not look at the United States as our