How Is Christopher Columbus Selfish

In the year of 1492, a man by the name of Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean in search of a western sea route to China, India, and the Spice Islands of Asia. While searching westward, Columbus discovered a new world which nobody had ever seen before. This land was large and unexplored. Here, there were natives, and Christopher Columbus decided to take back some of them to England to show the Queen. While at this new world, he murdered and enslaved the natives and took over their land. Christopher Columbus, while being the supposed founder of the United States, never stepped foot on the American Soil. Christopher Columbus was a scoundrel due to his actions of enslaving and killing indigenous people, taking over already inhabited

Christopher Columbus and his men landed in the New World in search for a trade route Instead he found natives and land that, in his eyes, was unclaimed and could be taken over by Spain. Christopher Columbus originally landed on Guanahani island, an island in the Bahamas, near the native Arawak (Waldman, 4). Here he found natives who were kind and helpful for Christopher Columbus and his men. Christopher Columbus decided to take advantage of these natives in the new world, despite their kindness and generosity(Turnbull Kelley, 4). Christopher Columbus was a savage man with morals which were vulgar despite the time period where killing was more

Christopher Columbus is an impostor founder of North America. According to “The Arrival of the White Man” states, “Ironically, Christopher Columbus never landed on the continent of North America, although he is credited with ‘discovering’ America.” This statement proves how Christopher Columbus’ status as North America’s founder is a fraud. To this day, Christopher Columbus is still taught as the founder of North America, while in reality, he was not our founder and only killed the natives who originally settled here. Christopher Columbus is a fraud founder due to his actions and not truly discovering North