When Christopher Columbus set out on his voyage(August 3rd, 1492) to find a new route to the Indies there was no way that he could know that it would turn out the way it did. When he landed at the Caribbean Islands(October 12th, 1492), the people there were scared, but still friendly toward him. This next quote is from Columbus' journal: "As I saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force,... Weapons they have none, nor are acquainted with them, for I showed them swords which they grasped by the blades, and cut themselves through ignorance.... But they seemed on the whole to me, to be a very poor people. They all go completely naked, even the women,... I was very attentive to them, and strove to learn if they had any gold.

Seeing some of them with little bits of this metal hanging at their noses" As you can see it was very easy for Columbus to take them over and treat them badly bec!

When Christopher Columbus set out on his voyage(August 3rd, 1492) to find a new route to the Indies there was no way that he could know that it would turn out the way it did. When he landed at the Caribbean Islands(October 12th, 1492), the people there were scared, but still friendly toward him. This next quote is from Columbus' journal: "As I saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force,... Weapons they have none, nor are acquainted with them, for I showed them swords which they grasped by the blades, and cut themselves through ignorance.... But they seemed on the whole to me, to be a very poor people. They all go completely naked, even the women,... I was very attentive to them, and strove to learn if they had any gold. Seeing some of them with little bits of this metal hanging at their noses" As you can see it was very easy for Columbus to take them over and treat them badly bec!

ause they had no protection. That is a good example to show how cruel Columbus could act toward people he knew couldn't fight back.

Columbus tried to use the natives as slaves but they were too frail. They weren't used to that much physical labor as was expected of them on the plantations. This opened up the slave trade in Africa. More than 11 million slaves were taken from Africa by the 1800's!!!!

As you can see through my essay, I believe that Christopher Columbus was a conqueror of people. There is an old saying that says,"Might makes right", and the explorers back then, would go sailing around w

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