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    Christopher Columbus is a controversial historical figure celebrated in the U.S. with a federal holiday. While some are proud of his accomplishments in reaching the Americas, others believe the holiday should be eliminated given Columbus' terrible impact on native populations through killing innocent people, not actually discovering America first, and enslaving human beings. The document argues America should not celebrate Columbus Day for three reasons: he ordered the killing of possibly millions of innocent native Taino Indians without cause; he was not the first person to arrive in America, with evidence that Vikings like Leif Erickson came before; and one of his first acts was taking native slaves back to Europe, contributing to the start of the transatlantic slave trade.

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    Christopher Columbus is a controversial historical figure celebrated in the U.S. with a federal holiday. While some are proud of his accomplishments in reaching the Americas, others believe the holiday should be eliminated given Columbus' terrible impact on native populations through killing innocent people, not actually discovering America first, and enslaving human beings. The document argues America should not celebrate Columbus Day for three reasons: he ordered the killing of possibly millions of innocent native Taino Indians without cause; he was not the first person to arrive in America, with evidence that Vikings like Leif Erickson came before; and one of his first acts was taking native slaves back to Europe, contributing to the start of the transatlantic slave trade.

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    Christopher Columbus is a controversial historical figure celebrated in the U.S. with a federal holiday. While some are proud of his accomplishments in reaching the Americas, others believe the holiday should be eliminated given Columbus' terrible impact on native populations through killing innocent people, not actually discovering America first, and enslaving human beings. The document argues America should not celebrate Columbus Day for three reasons: he ordered the killing of possibly millions of innocent native Taino Indians without cause; he was not the first person to arrive in America, with evidence that Vikings like Leif Erickson came before; and one of his first acts was taking native slaves back to Europe, contributing to the start of the transatlantic slave trade.

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    ChristopherColumbusisaverycontroversialfigureinAmericanhistory.Currently,thereisanational
    holidaythatcelebratesChristopherColumbus.ManypeopleareveryproudofChristopherColumbusand
    believehedeservestobecelebratedforhisaccomplishments.Otherpeoplebelieveweshouldgetridofthis
    holidaybecauseChristopherColumbusandhismenhadaterribleimpactonthenativepopulationsofthe
    Americas.ChristopherColumbusDayshouldnotbecelebratedbecauseColumbusandhismenkilled
    innocentpeople,hedidnotdiscoverAmerica,andheenslavedhumanbeings.
    First,AmericashouldnotcelebrateColumbusDaybecauseColumbusisresponsibleforkilling
    possiblymillionsofinnocentpeople.WhileChristopherColumbusmaynothaveactuallykilledanyone
    himself,hegavetheorderstohismentokilltheTainoIndians.ChristopherColumbusdidnothaveany
    goodreasonstokillpeopleastheydidnotthreatenhim.Thekillingofinnocentpeopleisunacceptableand
    thatisexactlywhatChristopherColumbusorderedhismentodo.DuetothefactthatColumbusordered
    thedeathsofinnocentpeople,AmericashouldnotcelebrateColumbusDay.
    Next,itwouldbeamistaketocelebrateColumbusDaybecausehedidnotactuallydiscoverAmerica.
    ManypeopleassumethatColumbusdiscoveredAmericabuttherewerealreadypeoplelivinginthe
    Americaswhenhearrived.Apersoncannotdiscoveraplacewherepeoplealreadylive.Additionally,there
    isalotofevidencetoprovethatColumbuswasnotthefirsttolandinAmerica.Mosttextbooksarguethat
    LeifErickson,aviking,wasthefirsttolandintheAmericas.Itdoesnotmakesensetocelebrateandhonor
    thepersonwhodidnotactuallydiscoverAmerica.
    Finally,AmericashouldnotcelebrateColumbusDaybecausehehelpedstarttheslavetrade.Oneof
    hisfirstactionswhenhearrivedintheAmericaswastotakeslavesandsendthembacktoEurope.Many
    peopleconsiderColumbusactionsasoneeventthatreallyhelpedstarttheslavetrade.Theslavetradewas

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    oneofthedarkesttimesinournation'shistoryanditcanbetracedbacktoColumbusactions.Itwouldnot
    besmartforAmericatocelebrateamanwhousedhumansasslavesandhelpedstarttheslavetrade.
    Insummary,AmericashouldnotcelebrateColumbusday.Columbusisnotagoodperson.Hegave
    theorderstokillthousands,perhapsmillionsofTainoIndiansthatheencounteredwhenhecametothe
    Americas.ColumbusalsodidnotdiscoverAmerica.Itdoesnotmakesensetocelebratesomeonewhodid
    notactuallydiscoverAmerica.Further,theslavetradecanbetracedbacktoColumbusandthatisnot
    somethingweshouldcelebrate.Overall,Columbusisnotthetypeofpersonthatshouldbecelebratedinthe
    UnitedStatesofAmerica.

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