The controversial voyages of Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, have sparked an uproar in debates on the explorer's malicious impact on past and present North American society, but it is discernible that Columbus has accomplished more wrongdoing than benefit.
Firstly, we must initially analyze not only the European point of view, but that of the Native American inhabitants. These tribes see a vessel approach the shore and are extremely open to their arrival. Unaware of their purpose or reason, that being the pursuit of wealth, we learn that the Native Americans have an amicable attitude towards the European settlers. This, however, is where things go bad. The Europeans did not travel a prodigious distance like the Atlantic Ocean for the primary purpose of making friends.
Now that we have comprehended the standpoint of the tranquil Native Americans, we can now look at Columbus and his men. Based on information gained from the provided documents (i.e. Nican Tiaca's editorial from "The Daily Kos") we learn that Columbus and the Europeans were known for the harsh maltreatment, slavery, and oppression of the Native Americans he interacted with, all in the name of greed and the pursuit of wealth. According to Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States", Columbus and his men …show more content…
What is the verdict for being the root cause of 70-100 million deaths, theft, and destruction of property, all with a smile on your face? This was the series of spiteful actions undertaken by Columbus and the European colonists all beginning with that "courageous" and "prevailing" voyage in 1492. One simply cannot express the intensity and potency of the villainous treatment of the Native Americans. Scalping, stabbing, slavery, rape, where does it stop? What is the reasoning? The Europeans wreaked havoc upon an entire race of people all in the name of greed, acquisitiveness, and
Firstly, we must initially analyze not only the European point of view, but that of the Native American inhabitants. These tribes see a vessel approach the shore and are extremely open to their arrival. Unaware of their purpose or reason, that being the pursuit of wealth, we learn that the Native Americans have an amicable attitude towards the European settlers. This, however, is where things go bad. The Europeans did not travel a prodigious distance like the Atlantic Ocean for the primary purpose of making friends.
Now that we have comprehended the standpoint of the tranquil Native Americans, we can now look at Columbus and his men. Based on information gained from the provided documents (i.e. Nican Tiaca's editorial from "The Daily Kos") we learn that Columbus and the Europeans were known for the harsh maltreatment, slavery, and oppression of the Native Americans he interacted with, all in the name of greed and the pursuit of wealth. According to Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States", Columbus and his men …show more content…
What is the verdict for being the root cause of 70-100 million deaths, theft, and destruction of property, all with a smile on your face? This was the series of spiteful actions undertaken by Columbus and the European colonists all beginning with that "courageous" and "prevailing" voyage in 1492. One simply cannot express the intensity and potency of the villainous treatment of the Native Americans. Scalping, stabbing, slavery, rape, where does it stop? What is the reasoning? The Europeans wreaked havoc upon an entire race of people all in the name of greed, acquisitiveness, and