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Submitted by Reubeng6 on August 10, 2007
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1. These natives and the colonists were far too different to be made united. America was at first discovered by Europeans, and I believe that it is very true that they brutally enslaved, killed, and conquered the Indians. Take Columbus for example. Sick, frustrated, angry, and unable to control the Spaniards on the island, Columbus blamed the Indians for his troubles and the very small production of gold. In January 1495 he seized over a thousand Indians to make them slaves. There can be no excuse for this, but it is very important to remember that it was against Spanish law and it made Queen Isabel very angry as soon as she found out about it. She told the Admirals that they should not enslave the natives and released the Indian captives who had been brought to Spain. Columbus and others like him were flawed and their flaws were of a kind very offensive to today's culture. But heroes and the inspiration they give are essential to uplift men and women; without them, none of the other colonists would know how to react to the natives.. It is right to criticize their failings, but wrong to deny their greatness and the inspiration they can give. Besides, if he didn't do what he did, we wouldn't be alive today. They replaced one civilization with another, as has been done many times before.
2. The colonists were very religious, or so they considered themselves to be. Columbus himself believed that it was god's duty that he land in the New World. I believe however, that "God's will" is just an excuse to get people to do what is wanted from them. When they arrived in South America for example, they killed off the Aztecs because of their religious sacrifices. They also received land in return. The colonists thought that god wanted to dispose of all of "Satan's children." The Indian culture was the main thing that made settlers view them as savages.
3. The Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. From...
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