HIST 2055 Chapter : Aug 26 Outline
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European invasion and non-english settlement: columbus discovered america (argument, christopher columbus was italian, son of a shoemaker, wants to make the most of his life. He is really good at sailing, and across europe there is a great deal of exploration. He sails for anyone who wants to pay him to do it. He talks about the possibility of opening trade with asia for spain. When he talks to the king and queen of spain, he discovers that they really want money from the trade. He is given the three ships, and he sets of across the. He lands of the coast of san salvador. The people on the island were not civilized, so columbus claimed the land for spain. He comes back a year later and brings more men, and enslaves the natives: problem with interpretation/argument. There were people (indians: factors behind interpretation. Makes it easy to justify the european takeover.
