History: United States and Christopher Columbus Essay

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The letter was instrumental in spreading the news throughout Europe about Columbus' voyage. In his letter, Christopher Columbus claims to have discovered and taken possession of a series of islands on the edge of the Indian Ocean in Asia. He described the islands, particularly Hispaniola and Cuba, exaggerating their size and wealth, and suggested that mainland China probably lay nearby. He also gave a brief description of the Indians.
When Christopher Columbus first arrived to the Bahamas, he saw the native were almost nude. While going through the villages on his many travels, people everywhere walking free naked, without anyone caring. Also, Columbus wrote in his letter that all the woman do the farming, and men do the hunting. Which mean that women take all the burden for survival, because most of the food supply come from farming. He also mentioned some facts concerning the native Indians. Columbus noted that they do not have any knowledge of metal craft, that the natives do not know how to make and use weapons probably because of the fact that they have no need for it since they are lived under a peaceful environment, without any regulation. The natives were also believes that everything associated with good comes from heaven. Everything they have is distributed by a single person who is in charge of doing this.
He was a soldier in the Netherlands until he joined Captain John Smith and the first expedition to Virginia, England’s new colony.

2. Compare the significance of trade, warfare and religious beliefs in shaping relations between Native American peoples and European newcomers in the early English colonies, carefully demonstrating your familiarity with the evidence presented in “Commodities of the Hunt,” “We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower,” and Give Me Liberty, chapters 1-2.
The treaty that took place in New England during the 17th century were of vital importance for the history of the United States of America. It was the initial period of the relations with the Native American. When the Pilgrims made a landfall in New England, they did not enter an empty land. The area had been a homeland to numerous groups of Native Americans with their own societies and history. For thousands of years, these peoples had managed to maintain their unique culture and lifestyle and to make their living without