The New World

Part I of Essay
HST 114 In 1492 Christopher Columbus headed across the Atlantic Ocean in order to find a trade route to India. When Columbus finally reached land, he believed that he was somewhere near the Asian mainland. Where he had actually landed, was the Americas. Columbus found, i ....

Part II of Essay
.... landed in the Americas, the Indians were very helpful and giving. They brought their calabashes full of water to the Europeans (Documents Set,13). The Indians were unaware of the hostile environment that was to lie ahead. "The first stages of the Spanish invasion of America included frightful violence. Armies led by conquistadors marched across the Caribbean island, plundering villages, slaughtering men, and capturing women" (Out Of Many,33). This was just the beginning of encomienda, an early form of slavery. Indians later made poo ....