Based on what you have learned about Christopher Columbus, do you feel he was a hero or villain of history? Give facts and examples to support your opinion! (Post as anonymous, but type your first name, last initial and class period at the end of your post!) You may also reply to your peers' posts!
I honestly thing that Christopher Columbus was the villain of the story because he asked the American Indians to find him at least a jar full of gold every day when there wasn't even gold around! And if they didn't bring back that jar full, he would either murder them or cut off their hands. When he left early America, he took some American Indians with him to sell into slavery. That right there alone wasn't right. He did so many terrible things to the American Indians, that I can't even explain them all. It's comprehensible. For instance, within three years of him visiting America, he had killed over 5 million people.
ReplyDeleteChloe S
3-4 A
I would call Columbus a villain because he and his men genocided, tortured, enslaved, and made taino Indian life a nightmare. He may have discovered America, but he also paved the way for others, including the British. If it wasn't for this horrible man, we could have had our natives, and our independence wouldn't be threatened, there might have been a better person to discover us for Europe then Columbus. The might have changed and people might still think the world is flat and not bother to discover us. Thus, preventing the deaths and diseases brought to our natives.
ReplyDeleteNoah V
10-11A
Honestly I think that Columbus isn't a hero but he isn't a villain because he didn't know what was right. Today what Columbus did was a crime but back then they didn't know what was right and what was wrong. Sure, what Columbus did was wrong but we should blame the King and Queen. The King and Queen gave him permission to do what he did. They freed Columbus when he went back to Spain as a prisoner. They didn't care what Columbus did to get the gold. The King and Queen was in for the gold. So the people that are the villains are the King and Queen, the ones that just wanted the gold, the ones that didn't care what Columbus did to get the gold, the ones that freed him just so they could get more gold, the ones that gave him the men and supplies for his trips to get gold. It was the King and Queen that are the villains.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa A.
100-11 B Day
In my opinion and with facts, I believe that Christopher Columbus was a villain, not a hero. One reason why I think that Columbus was a villain is because of how he took advantage of the Taino Indians. He made any of the Natives in the New World at the age of 14 or older to mine for gold for him. This took away their daily lives of hunting and helping their families, and eventually caused death by starvation. Another reason why Columbus is a villain is because of how he tortured the Tainos. He cut off their hands, nose, and ears. He also killed many, and some even led to suicide because they didn't want to have to dig for gold anymore. The population of the Tainos was all gone, and not one Native survived. He, along with his men, killed over 8 million of the Tainos. The last reason why Christopher Columbus was a villain is because of what he did with the gold. He made his men that worked for him think that they would get money and gold, and they would be able to help their families a lot with it. He actually took it all for himself and paid them minimum wage for killing the whole population of Tainos. Furthermore, Christopher discovering the New World can't make up for all of the horrible things that he did.
ReplyDeleteGabriella L.
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ReplyDeleteI think Columbus is a villian.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I think Christopher Columbus is a villain. One reason why I think Columbus is a villain is because of the torture he put against the poor poor Tainos. He tortured these poor innocent people by chopping off their hands or noses if they did not bring back enough gold for him. Another reason why I think Columbus is a villain because in most of the research I have done, I realized he is to blame for 8,000,000 people that are dead. No murderer should be a hero. He created a genocide that should have never been. Everyone says he is such a great man for finding america, however he is a killing villain. Not a lot of people know he killed that many people. He dose not deserve his own holiday! I truly think that Christopher Columbus is a very bad villain!!
ReplyDelete-Darien Rinn 3/4 A
I feel like he is a hero and isn't at the same time because he has killed a bunch of innocent human beings but without him killing those human beings we wouldn't be here today i wouldn't be typing this right now if 1 little silly thing happened everything happens for a reason.
ReplyDeleteLiam T
P 10-11 (A)
I feel that Columbus is a villain who killed millions Some indirectly but others were killed or enslaved by him. This was his fault no mater what he gained. Eddie Farrell
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion Christopher Columbus is a villain. I believe this because Columbus was responsible for the genocide of the Tainos. Even though his men did all of the dirty work, he was the one who instructed them to do so. When he left Hispaniola, he told his men that they could do what they please with the Tainos. Before Columbus came to Hispaniola, the Taino population was over 3,000,000. After Columbus left, there were less than 200 Tainos.
ReplyDeleteCameron Craig Period 10-11 A
I believe that Christopher Columbus was a villain. I believe this because he killed 3,000,000 Tainos! He forced them to collect gold, and if they didn't find any, then he would torture them. The only time he showed some kindness was when he was collecting gold from them for his own benefit. I personally don't understand why he has his own holiday for "discovering" America which he didn't. Why would we all celebrate something not accurate? He was a mean, cold-blooded person and he does not deserve to have any recognition except for being a terrible person.
ReplyDeleteSara Deuidicibus 10-11 A
I don't think Columbus was a hero because he caused a large genocide on the Tainos population. He used them as slaves, and he used them to find gold. If they didn't find gold he would send dogs after them, he would order his men to cut off their hands and noses, he brought plagues over from Europe and killed off the population.
ReplyDeleteMorgan Seidler
Period 10-11 A
ReplyDeleteI believe that Columbus was a villain. I believe this because he was very cruel to everybody, and sometimes even his men. He chopped off the Taino Indians hands and noses. Why should he be a hero if he has done a thing like this? My other reason to support this is even though Columbus' men did all of the harm, Columbus told them what to do.
Adriana Subik Period 10/11A
I honestly think Columbus is a villain and not a hero. He forced the Natives to mine gold for him and if they did something wrong Columbus would cut off their body parts. He took advantage of them and was cruel. Even if he discovered North America he killed what is known to be approximately 3,000,000 Native Americans. He created genocide that was without reason. The Tainos were so fed up with the lives Columbus created for them that most committed suicide. I truly think Columbus is a villain.
ReplyDeleteDena Jelvani
P 10-11 (A)
I think that Christopher Columbus was a villain because he made 14 years and older Taino Indians find gold for him. If the Taino Indians didn't get enuogh gold every 3 months Columbus would cut off their hands, noses, and ears. He killed many Indians. Actually the entire population.
ReplyDeleteMaggie E.
Pd. 10-11A
I think the Columbus is a villain. I think that he is a villain because he slaved so many Indians and even made kids at the age of 14 and older get gold for him and if they didn't bring a good amount of gold he would chop off their heads, noses, and even their ears. Also he killed so many Indians and wiped out a whole population.
ReplyDeleteJames B
Period- 10/11 A
Based on my knowledge of Christopher Columbus, I believe that he is a villain. He ordered his men to kill off and make the lives of millions of innocent people miserable. In the end, he is the main cause of genocide to the Indians on the islands he had discovered. Torture was brought by him (both indirectly and directly) to the Indians. Hands, noses and ears were cut off of the Indians all on Columbus's orders. He ordered kids as young as me to work in the harsh curtail conditions of the gold mines, and would be punished if never finding gold. In conclusion, Columbus is a very mean man who is anything but a hero.
ReplyDeleteHaley N
Period 10/11 A
In my opinion Columbus was the villain of the story, and far from being a hero. Columbus gave orders to his men to make the Natives' lives miserable. He told his men to do whatever that they must to, just to find the gold. It is Columbus who lead the world's largest genocide. He ruined peoples lives and wiped out a whole population of Natives. He showed no mercy to anyone. Columbus was just a greedy man who couldn't be happy with what he had. His greed led him to terrible things and become a villain. Had he just found the land and kept the peace with the Natives he could have possibly been labeled a hero, but we all know that's not how it worked. He was pure evil and a villain.
ReplyDelete~Kaylee G
period 3/4 A
Christopher Columbus was a great wicked man. He found a entire continent without even knowing it. Yet we don't want to praise him as it wasn't his intentions. They just happened to find this massive land as they used common sense to find Asia. When they found the continent they saw natives. They had one reason to call them Indians they didn't know who they were! They bartered and traded with them for awhile then left. After awhile he came back and took slaves while some men left behind made settlements. Then he came back one last time and commanded the natives to do what they want. It was a horrible time. Columbus was evil. They should have made him the villain in history not the hero who found America.
ReplyDeleteNicholas D Period 3-4 (B)
I think that Columbus was a villain because he killed all the tianos. When the tianos didn't give Columbus enough gold he cut off their hands or ears or noses.
ReplyDeleteGavin Lindsay p.3-4B
In my opinion I think that Christopher Columbus was a villain. Columbus did many bad things throughout history. Some examples are, that he tortured Native Americans if they did not give him enough gold, even though there was not much gold where they lived. He would do things like make them slaves, cut off their ears, noses and would have them killed. This is why I think Christopher Columbus is a villain and was a horrible person.
ReplyDeleteCarlos Fraga
Period 3/4B
In my opinion I think Columbus was the villain of his time. In fact I think he is the same thing as a terrorist because these terrorist kill because that is how they think that is how you get into heaven. You could say his men did the killing but when we think back to 9-11 who did the killing? Osama Bin Laden just order his men to do that just like Columbus order his men to kill the natives. So you now have to pick if you say Columbus is a hero than so is Osama or if he is a villain than so is Osama.
ReplyDeleteEnrico A
Period 3-4B
Based on what I know about Columbus I feel that he is a villain of history because he commanded his men to beat, abuse and kill the Tainos. He made them chop off their noses, ears, and hands if the Tainos did not do what he said. Even though Columbus founded America, a lot of people do not know what he would do to the Tainos. The Tainos were very happy with where they were living before Columbus came and totally wiped out their population. That is why I think that Columbus is a villain of history
ReplyDelete~Katelyn Reid
Period: 3/4 B
I think that Columbus was a villain,Columbus ordered his men to kill incest people like the tianos.Columbus did do some right things but he still is concerned as a villain for killing the tianos,abusing them without any reason Columbus also took their freedom away.
ReplyDeleteNancy L period 3-4(B)
I Think Columbus was a villein. I think this because he killed 3,000,000 taino Indians and destroyed their civilization. Even though there is no evidence of him actually killing them, he still gave his men the orders to torture and kill these innocent people.
ReplyDeleteI think that Columbus is a villain because he sent out his men to kill Columbus. All columbus wanted was gold. So, Columbus set out all his men to cut off the Natives hands, noses, and toes if the Natives wouldn’t give them gold. Columbus’s men didn’t want to do this but, if they said anything They would be died and Columbus would kill them. Columbus treated everyone terrible when they choose not to listen. Columbus took Indian’s over for slavery. If Columbus didn’t find America Someone else would have found America. That person could have been nicer than Columbus. Therefore, I believe that Columbus was a very mean villain.
ReplyDelete~Amanda B
Christopher Columbus is villain not a hero. Christopher Columbus was a villain because when he went to North America he abused Taino's for gold. He abused them by cutting off thier hands, ears, and noses if they didn't bring enough gold. I think that is cruel to do to people who did nothing wrong. I think Christopher Columbus shouldn't be a hero he should be a villain.
ReplyDeleteBrianna L Period 3-4 B
I agree that Christopher Columbus was a villain. Columbus first arrived at Hispaniola and claimed it as Spain's land. He took over the Tainos and forced them to work and mine in the gold mines. Columbus' men tortured the Tainos and took many as slaves. I strongly believe that Columbus shouldn't be treated like a hero.
ReplyDeleteDanny L
10/11 B
Christopher Columbus is a villain, he is not even close to a hero. Columbus sailed to Asia and would take the gold from the Tainos and if the Tainos didn't give him gold he would send his men to chop the Taino's hands off or killed them. Columbus killed a lot of people and he didn't really find North America. The Taino's were there. Therefore, Christopher columbus was a villain not a hero.
ReplyDeleteAngelina Oteri B day 10-11
I think Columbus is a villain because he killed over three million people and also claimed the land was his when he found it, when really the Indians first had claim. He doesn't deserve his first holiday ether, Only because he went to the Bahamas then the United States. Kinda what Brianna said because he went to North America and abused the Tainos for their gold. Columbus had no right to do any of the things he did. As we say now he did it for fun. Kelly D 10-11 B
ReplyDeleteChristopher Columbus is not a hero, instead, he's a villain. This is because he made an entire race of maybe > 3,000,000 taino indians come to genocide. Some evidence is that if he had not cut off their hands, noses, and other appendages, (which would lead to infection and ultimately death) they might have lived years or maybe even decades longer after that. So, in conclusion, Columbus is not the nice little cartoon character he may seem to be.
ReplyDelete-Veronica E 10/11 B
In my opinion, I think that Columbus is a villain. Columbus does not deserve his own holiday considering the fact that Columbus wasn't even the first one in America. He killed millions of Tinos just for gold. He chopped off innocent peoples' noses and hands for no reason. There was no gold on the island of the Tinos but for some reason Columbus was convinced that there was. The Tinos where very friendly to Columbus and his men and Columbus destroyed the civilization. No killer like Columbus deserves his own holiday, or to be called a hero!
ReplyDeleteClare Supple
Period 10-11B
I think Columbus should be called a villain of history because he killed over 3 million Tainos just for wealth. Columbus didn't kill them himself but he still had the thoughts and ordered his men to do whatever they want to the Tainos. His men abused them when they didn't bring them gold.
ReplyDelete-Kevin L
I believe that Christopher Columbus was a villain. I strongly believe this because he killed thousands of people. He abused the Tanio natives in his greed for gold. Many people would say that he did not "physically" kill the native Americans, but he gave the greedy orders, and he was the one who said do what you them to his followers. He punished people for not finding enough gold, and defying him. His "solutions" to his problems was killing them with rabid blood-thirsty dogs, chopping off their noses, and their hands. Columbus was a cruel villain who was defiantly not a hero
ReplyDeleteOlivia T
Period 10-11 B-Day
In class, I have learned that there are many different sides to Columbus. Columbus has more of a dark side to him than a good side. This is why he is a villain in history. He mistreated natives by abusing them, robbing from them, killing them, and being cruel when they treated him kindly at first. Based on the information I’ve learned in class, he made the natives bring him gold and cut of some of their body parts or killed them if they did not bring enough. He also took their gold and other riches from them. Finally, when the natives greeted Columbus with riches and compliments, Columbus greeted them with knives to the throat and threats. Columbus did not solve any problems in the world, he caused them.
ReplyDelete-Megan F 10/11B
I believe that Columbus should be considered a villain. He treated the Tianos terrible. He made them work as slaves and had them search for gold. If anything went wrong he had his men cut of the hands, noses, or toes, or he would have his dogs rip them to shreds. The Tianos did nothing to deserve such harm. Columbus kept going back and harming the Tianos. There were 300,000,000 and when he came year after year there were less and less until there were zero Tianos. The queen and king just supported him making him think that killing people was the right thing to do. Columbus was a ruthless man and would do anything to get his way. Columbus does not deserve a holiday.
ReplyDeleteSarah G
Period 10-11 B
Sarah Gu.
DeleteBased on what I have learned about Christopher Columbus, I believe that he was villian. He killed many Tainos Indians by cutting off their hands, ears and heads when they did not supply him with the amount of gold he wanted. Additionally, he took the Tainos people back to the king and queen as slaves. Lastly, Christopher Columbus killed all of the Tainos population. He only showed the slightest bit of kindness when he wanted the Tainos to look for gold for him. Because of the tragic things that Christopher Columbus did, he is a historical villian.
ReplyDeleteLauren S
Period 10/11 A
Christopher Columbus should be considered as a villain. I think this since since Columbus killed all innocent Tainos for his selfish needs. Also, he tortured these Native Americans and for punishment for not finding gold, he cut off peoples hands and noses. In addition, he had attack dogs who would attack people on his command. Finally, he killed all of the Tainos and wiped out the religion, which is called genoside. In my opinion, Columbus should be considered a historian villain.
ReplyDeleteDevon O
Period 10/11 B
In my opinion I believe that Columbus is a villain. He ordered his men to kill the Tainos or torture them by cutting off their hands and beating them up if they did not bring the amount of gold that they wanted! In the same manner, they took the Tainos and brought them back to Spain as slaves. Not to mention he was also kind to them and acted like a friend, but he only did it so that the Tainos could get him gold. Since Christopher Columbus did those tragic and harsh things to innocent Tainos, I would consider him a villain!
ReplyDeleteAmanda C
Period 3/4 B
I think Columbus was a huge villain, he hurt many of Tainos by cutting their noses and hands of. He made them sit in the gold mine all day long until they found enough gold. Through this Columbus grow very greedy because he was finding gold. Don't you find it odd that there are only a little bit of Taino population now but before Columbus came there were over three million Taino. This means one thing and one thing only Columbus should have been charged of genocide of the Taino just like how Hitler was with the Jews it is clear that Columbus is clearly a villain. He violated so many crimes and should have been put to justice.
ReplyDeleteMichael F P:10/11 A
I believe that Christopher Columbus is 100% a villain. He had set his men to cut off the Tainos limbs if they were to rebel. They would set dogs off on infants and all of those things killed about 8,000,000 Tainos causing them to not exist. He had just wanted the gold but yet he still just killed them. Then he gets a Holiday because he discovered the New World? They should take that holiday away because all we are doing is celebrating his work of genocide of all the Tainos. He should have been put into prison but all they did was give him enough money to go on a second,third and fourth voyage. He should have been brought down the first time but all the King and Queen did was give him a popularity boost
ReplyDeleteMatt C Period 3-4 A
In my opinion and with facts, I believe that Christopher Columbus was a villain,. One reason why I think that Columbus was a villain is because of how he took advantage of the Taino Indians for hes own good
ReplyDeleteJess M
period 3-4 A
Columbus was obviously not a hero. A hero wouldn't kill millions of people for no reason. A hero also wouldn't torture people by cutting of there hands and noses off. I believe that Columbus was classified as a villain for all of the horrible things he did. No random person will enslave hundreds maybe thousands of innocent people. Only villains would think of such horrible things to do.
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ReplyDeleteI strongly believe that Christopher Columbus is villain and 100% guilty for what he had did to the Tainos. Columbus should have been nice to them and not have his men cut of their ears,hands and noses. All Columbus wanted was gold and he just wanted it for himself. So he had made all these Tainos go out look for gold and mainly just for him and not for his men.Another example of Columbus could be when he would have his men marry young Taino women and have his men abuse them. Even though Christopher Columbus found America he still killed tons of innocent lives.
ReplyDeleteMia Botti 3-4 A
Columbus was obviously not a hero. A hero wouldn't kill millions of people for no reason. A hero also wouldn't torture people by cutting of there hands and noses off. I believe that Columbus was classified as a villain for all of the horrible things he did. No random person will enslave hundreds maybe thousands of innocent people. Only villains would think of such horrible things to do. Matthew Rozinski 3-4 A
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Christopher Columbus is a villain. He is a villain because he killed about 8,000,000 Tainos. He made them search for gold and would physically abuse them if they didn’t pay him the amount they had to pay. He would cut their hands and noses off, just for gold. But, most of them just killed themselves because they didn’t want to die a slow and painful death. They just wanted to get it out of the way now. Columbus even killed kids, he did this by sticking attack dogs on them. Christopher Columbus is nothing like a hero.
ReplyDeleteI feel that Christopher Columbus is a villain, because when he first came to the new world he took the natives back and sold them as slaves. He also Gave his crew villages and made the natives do as they say.
ReplyDeleteKyle S. period 10/11A
I believe Columbus is a Villain in history because of the way he treated the Tainos. Columbus knew genocide was illegal and did it anyway. If the Tainos did a small thing offensive they would cut off their hands. If they didn't find gold Columbus and his men would cut off their ears. Columbus also brought back Some of the Tainos for slaves. After all of this the Tainos population went from 3 million to zero.
ReplyDeleteTommy T.
P: 10/11 A
I feel that Christopher Columbus was a villain. The reasons I say this is that Columbus killed over 3 million tainos. He sent dogs to kill the natives, he ordered their noses, and thier hands to be cut off. He also soled the natives as slaves. Columbus also let his men marry the young native girls. Columbus is not a hero he is a villain.
ReplyDeleteVienne U.
Period 10/11 A
In my opinion, Christopher Columbus is a villain. People say he did not know he was doing anything wrong, but he still should have came to his senses. For something this tragic, a person would not need someone to tell them that it is wrong. Christopher should have known this was not a good deed. I feel Christopher Columbus is also a villain because not only did he do something wrong, but he is a criminal, because if he was not, he wouldn't be sent to prison. For example, in the reading in my packet, it says after a new ruler came to rule, the new leader sent Christopher back to Spain to be a prisoner. In addition, Christopher did bad things. For example, he killed millions of Tainos, and caused pain against them, such as cutting of their ears or noses. Columbus also started war with the Tainos. Columbus even wanted the Tainos to be taken from their homes and brought back to Spain and be sold as slaves. If Columbus was a "hero" wouldn't he be at least a good leader, not one that kills his people? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. This does not define Columbus. Columbus did many things, but good things are not one of them. I would not consider Columbus as a hero, but only a villain.
ReplyDeleteAliza C.
Period 10/11 B
Personally, I believe that Christopher Columbus was a villain, but he also may have been, in a way, a hero. When Columbus reached America he did not show that he cared about the Native Tainos in any way. He enslaved them to mine gold and when they didn't bring him what he said they owed him, he ordered his men to slice their hands or noses off. Columbus allowed or even ordered his men to abuse, kill, and mistreat men, women, and children. The only thing that he ever cared about was gold and because of this he is responsible for the genocide of the Tainos. However, Christopher Columbus also changed something by reaching the Americas. He is the one who discovered these two continents and without him the “New World” would possibly still be unknown or tremendously different today.
ReplyDeleteJack S
Period 10/11 B
In my opinion, Christopher Columbus is a villain. People say he did not know he was doing anything wrong, but he still should have came to his senses. For something this tragic, a person would not need someone to tell them that it is wrong
ReplyDeleteJess Monaghan
Period 3-4 A.
In our opinion, we believe that Columbus is both a hero and a villain. We believe this because Columbus gave orders to kill 8,000,000 people. However, he opened up a window of discovery for the common english men. He would also be considered a hero because he was headstrong and very determined to get sponsored so he could discover new land. On the other hand, he stole the land from the natives; he basically walked into their home and said it belonged to him. In conclusion, Columbus is portrayed as both a hero and as villain because he did good for some but also committed genocide.
ReplyDeleteMolly K. and Jordyn V M P3/4A
I believe that Christopher Columbus is a villain. The reason is that he killed more than 6 million Tainos Indians. He first enslaved them to find gold. If they did not do or attempt the order, they would be tortured or killed. How Columbus tortured them was that his crew members would cut off a body part such as, hand, finger, foot, limb, etc.. Christopher Columbus didn't kill the people himself, his crew members did because Christopher Columbus gave the order to enslave, torture, and kill the Tainos.
ReplyDeleteNick F
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In my opinion, Christopher Columbus is a villain. Columbus didn't treat any of the Tainos with the respect they deserved. Columbus also turned the natives into slaves. He made them mine gold for him. If they did not collect enough gold, he would torture them by cutting of their hands, ears, and noses. The population of theTaino Indians decreased over the years and soon there were no Tainos on the island anymore. Christopher Columbus is a villain because he committed genocide.
ReplyDelete-Cali N.
Period 10/11
I think Christopher Columbus was both a villain and a hero. He did terrible thing that he should have been punished for the first thing was making the Indians work so hard for him and bring him back gold. Secondly if they did not he would kill them or cut off their hands and noses. But he was a hero because he really made other explores come over to America and explore what we live in today.
ReplyDeletePer.10/11A Christopher M
I agree with Cali but disagree. I think he did miss treat the Indians but he did start to bring other explores over which helped us to become the nation we are.
ReplyDeletePer.10/11A Christopher M
I don't think Christopher Columbus was exactly a "hero." He treated the Indians wrongly and caused a whole genocide. He didn't exactly contribute to much but making much know about the Americas in Europe, which caused even more wars and deaths. If it wasn't for Columbus the Native American population would be increased.
ReplyDeletePeriod 10/11 B
I don't think Christopher Columbus was exactly a "hero." He treated the Indians wrongly and caused a whole genocide. He didn't exactly contribute to much but making much know about the Americas in Europe, which caused even more wars and deaths. If it wasn't for Columbus the Native American population would be increased.
ReplyDeletePeriod 10/11 B Joseph Barrese
I think Christoper Columbus is a villein. I think this because Columbus killed 3 million Indians on their own land. I think this is cruel and Columbus should of been punished for cutting Indians hands and noses off because they did't find gold for England. Also he brought children and woman back to England for slaves and as wife's. The ones that didn't want to leave were killed. Strongly I believe Christoper Columbus is a villein for killing many people.
ReplyDeleteJJ Schaller 10-11 B
I think Christopher Columbus was a hero and a villain. Columbus did commit genocide against the Taino Indians and
ReplyDeleteenslave them. He did to many other terrible things to count. However when discussing this you have to keep in mind that most limey any other person would have done the same thing.
Patryk Burdzy 10-11A
k Christopher Columbus was a villain. I think this because if the Tainos didn't bring him back enough gold he ordered his men to chop of their hands, ears and noses. Columbus killed over 3 million Tainos and destroyed their civilization. The Tainos were very innocent and friendly. They didn't deserve to die just because they didn't bring back gold. Columbus was very cruel and should not be considered as a hero.
ReplyDeleteHayley S 10-11 A
I believe that Coulumbus was a bad guy. If you kill a whole race of people, I do not know how people think you are a good person. I think he was a bad guy for many reasons. He intend using slavery for America. He doomed us for a fate of owning slaves. Also he killed a whole race of people, and in my eyes he will never be forgiven. First of all he intended to land in India,but landed some where close to Cuda. So how does that make him discover of America, he didn't land in America, and claimed it when it was all ready inhabited. He was very cruel to the natives and that makes him a bad person in my eyes.
ReplyDelete-Morgan McCormack 10-11