Christopher Columbus

Michael Jordan A.P. coupled States History Mr. Jones 8-27-12 Christopher Columbus On October 12, 1492 three ships of manpower discovered a new field. It was a time where plenty were optimistic to find more beyond their limits. Optimism lead to the uncovering of these United States of America. Such the honor and gratefulness we own to Christopher Columbus, the loss leader of the voyage to America. In the book A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn explains how Columbus brought up the ways of the new world that was such genocide. This book explains how he invaded the lives of Native Americans, who were nothing yet hospitable to him, because he was in debt with Spain. The Indians had been given an impossible task. The that gold around was bits of dust gathered from the streams. So they fled, were capture down with dogs, and were killed.(A Peoples History). Columbus defiantly did the whole world a favor by bringing upon this great nation merely the way he took the Indians for granted makes us wonder if he was as noble as we claim him to be. He had his faults and defects, further it was his defects that do him great- his indomitable will, his superb faith in god, destitution and discouragement (A Peoples History).

There was no flaw to the most not bad(p) and essential of all his qualities, his seamanship (A Peoples History). The entire known world at that time wanted something to do with this discovery to expand their riches. So in the text book The American Pageant pen by David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey, describes how Columbus got funded and equipped by different countries. Europe provided the markets, the capitol, and the technology; Africa furnished the labor; and the New orb offered its raw materials, especially its precious metals and its soil for the cultivation of lolly cane ( The American Pageant). It was what the people wanted and because Christopher Columbus it was made possible. He did what he needed to do to in... If you want to pay back a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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