Compare And Contrast Zinn Vs Johnson

Zinn vs Johnson Howard Zinn started out by discussing the expeditions of Columbus and his crew. Columbus’s explorations were the beginning of multiple explorers coming the New World. When Columbus and his crew reached Cuba, Columbus thought it was Asia and spoke extravagantly about it. After many expeditions, they couldn’t find the gold. They brought slaves back to Spain, although, many died in captivity. The Arawaks also died off as time went by due to mutilation, murder and diseases. Columbus had to pay back his voyages, so his plan was to fill his ships with gold and spread christianity throughout America. During this time, Spaniards treated the Indians with extreme cruelty, and they eventually died off. Although, the Indians were well known for their skills in agriculture and hunting. The American men died in the mines, women died at work and the children died of …show more content…
Zinn is sure to tell the stories from his point of view in a very biased manner, where Johnson tells more of a broad and detailed description of our past. They both discussed the progress that was made between the New World and Europe. Trade was created between the two as America started to grow corn and tobacco. Domestic animals became well known for the production of food and hauling heavy equipment. The New World started amazing things for us today, such as, new weapons, a variety of food, christianity, trade, domestic animals and a sense of economy. Diseases started to spread easier as the country's started to trade and interact with one another more. Johnson and Zinn told their stories in differing ways, which helped give me a few views on the past. I liked how Paul Johnson used multiple viewpoints which helped me get an unbiased and clear picture of American history. Although, Johnson's way of writing is very detailed and hard to focus on, where Zinn’s writing is more to the point and an easier