Research Paper - Is Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain

Christopher Columbus found a new world and jumpstarted an age of exploration like no other. After he found the Americas there was massive colonization, giant trade increases and more resources such as gold and silver were being surfaced. Europeans learned new agricultural techniques from the indigenous people, the Europeans also acquired a large number of new crops to farm such as potatoes, tomatoes, corn and cocoa. With all of the pros that the age of exploration brought to Europeans it is hard for one to imagine that Christopher Columbus could be a villain. Could there possibly be evil behind some of the wonderful discoveries of Christopher Columbus? The problem is exactly what you just read, people only know the good things†¦show more content†¦The reason why the Native Americans were hit so hard by this disease was because their immune systems were not strong enough to protect their bodies from contracting these diseases. When the Europeans landed they brought dise ases with them that were completely foreign to the Native Americans immune systems and they were not ready to deal with all of the European diseases and as a result the Native Americans acquired these diseases that they could not prevent or cure. Christopher Columbus does not judge people upon their skill or personality, Christopher Columbus chooses to judge people based upon whether he likes them or not. Christopher Columbus chose to hire his brothers to look over his settlements while he was away exploring other lands. His brothers were unqualified and were incapable of managing a settlement. Anarchy rose in their colony and the three Columbus brothers were arrested and were sent to jail in Spain. The people you know best in this world are your brothers and if you have the slightest suspicion that they cannot handle the responsibility of managing a colony then somebody other than your should be chosen to lead a colony. Leading a colony in a new world is a huge responsibility and Christopher Columbus trusted his two incompetent brothers with that huge responsibility. When Christopher Columbus choseShow MoreRelatedMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 PagesDeCandia Alana Filipovich Jeof Vita Arthur Medina Allison Morris This book was set in 10/12 New Caledonia by Aptara ®, Inc. and printed and bound by Courier/Westford. The cover was printed by Courier/Westford. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright  © 2009, 2006, 2004, 2001, 1998, 1995, 1992, 1989, 1986, 1981, 1976 John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronicRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOrganizational Behavior This page intentionally left blank Organizational Behavior EDITION 15 Stephen P. Robbins —San Diego State University Timothy A. Judge —University of Notre Dame i3iEi35Bj! Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services: