Argument Support

If we want to accuse of Christopher TED-ED video, Crash Course video, D2L

then we must consider that he and his
crew did not know that what he did was
considered wrong at this time. The must statement makes your
Christopher was born in a time where argument so much stronger! Your
slavery, murder and sex trade was not evidence is much clearer.
frowned upon as harshly as we do now.
If we were to put anyone on trial it
should consider such people like
Genghis Khan, and kings and queens
who killed innocent lives, what
Christopher has done is so small
compared to what others have done.
Plus, he did not kill them himself he was
merely a part of their deaths, these
such killers should be the ones on trial.
Sources have found out that Syphilis
and low nutrition are at fault for these
natives deaths. Though he and his crew
did bring the disease, they did not know
they had brought it and that they
carried such illness to people who are
not immune to syphilis. Still, people did
kill some of these natives but, it was
not him who had done this. It was the
conquistadors that had done it, it was
the people who worked for him and by
him.
Thougth we have considered the TED-ED video, Crash Course video, D2L
negative effects e should also look at
the positive effects that Christophers
exploration has on us now. He has
brought us animals that we love, spices
that we use and has caused our
population to grow. He created jobs
overseas and increased the population.
He started a ripple effect of exploration
and brought us to where we are now.
The despair that was looming over
everyone back then has caused us to
recognize the path that it has lead us
on if it wasn't for him where would
America be today? It has made cultures
the strong people they are today.
History is there for a reason. It's a guide
to stories that allow us to learn from the
past to continue evolving for the good.
He took a mistaken path that has lead
America to where it is today. People
used to fight and use each other,
including Christopher and the natives.
They both used each other and they
both fought. Yet they are both
important people to America's history.
Though Christopher isn't the founder of J.R Mcneil, Warren H Carroll, TED-ED
America he was the primary instigator video, Crash Course video, D2L
of connection from the old world to
the new world. We must consider
that he started immigration and maybe
globalization by letting people know
that there is more, that they are not
stuck. We as a whole would not be here
without his mistakes. Even then he
wasn't the first person start
globalization or immigration neither did
he find America but he still is a beloved
person in history for the chain reaction
he has set off of plenty of things we are
thankful for today like globalization,
immigration, exchange of goods
(livestock, fabrics, spices etc.),
diversity, and most of the population in
America. Not only would it affects us
but it would affect the natives too. Their
traditions such as human sacrificing
would probably still be in play. Our
world would be so different without the
things he caused.

Opponents Arguments Counter-Arguments

1. The Conquerors have not only spread 1.
and shared goods and ideas to
Indigenous people but they also
dispersed contagious and infectious
diseases that killed countless number of
innocent Tainos. The Tainos population
were almost wiped out by their
exposure to new diseases. Some other
diseases such as syphilis and epidemic
etc. did not only affect the Native
people but it also spreaded throughout
Europe, Africa, Russia, and other
nations. Christopher Columbus and his
men had brought disaster to the Native
peoples lives which led them to a
drastic crisis.
Christopher Columbus didnt know he
was carrying a disease. Consider that
the diseases might have came from
different aspects of living things, it
could just be from animals on the ship
which its not mainly his fault because
infections and being exposed to a
disease is inevitable at their time. In
fact one man cant be blamed for the
spread of diseases in the new world. On
the source, it is said that the Africans
were also involved in the spreading
diseases across the new world. The fact
that diseases were inevitable back
then, we believe that it was easy for
people to get diseases in some
countries due to poor hygiene and
unsafe and dirty surroundings.
Sources:
https://web.viu.ca/davies/H131/Columbi
anExchange.pdf
Crash Course video (John Green)
2. Christopher Columbus took over the
the Native peoples land. He motivated
slavery out of his own personal reasons.
The Native people were enslaved and
were mistreated by him and his men.
He forced them to convert to
Christianity without considering what
the people might have felt. Moreover,
with his eagerness to seek riches, he
violated and tortured the Tainos.
2. The cause of the Indians death is not
his fault. Most of the deaths during that
time were based on malnutrition and
diseases more than deaths by a
musket. It would still be incredibly hard
to kill a group of weaponed people that
is double their size. And as for death
from working conditions, not only did
they live on the treacherous grounds of
the wilderness, but the conditions in
Italy and Spain were poor as well.
Nevertheless, the intrusion of the
conquerors also benefited the Indians,
from introduced weapons and animals
such as horses which helped the
natives to have great mobility. The
introduction of such things dismayed
the Indians, most probably making
them scared. And once the Indians
rebelled the crew had the advantage of
surprising them to protect themselves.
Sources: Dinesh DSouza The Crimes
of Christopher Columbus
3. The Vikings actually discovered the
New World first not Christopher
Columbus.
3. Although the Vikings arrived in the
New World close to 500 years before
they kept it a secret and as a result it
stayed dormant until 1492. Christopher
Columbus was the one who discovered
America in 1492. Christopher Columbus
was the man credited with the
discovery of America. He sailed from
Spain towards the West in hope of
reaching Asia but ended up in America
after a long and tedious journey that
almost led to mutiny by his own crew
members. He was the first European to
explore the Americas since the Vikings
set up colonies in Greenland and
Newfoundland in the 10th century.
During his lifetime, Columbus led a total
of four expeditions to the New World,
discovering various Caribbean islands,
the Gulf of Mexico, and the South and
Central American mainlands. With his
discovery of America, he is also the one
who brought many various kinds of
produce to America.
Sources:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/col
umbus.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyag
es_of_Christopher_Columbus
Great work! The changes that you guys made really strengthened this assignment! Thank you for resubmitting it.
Just remember that must/should arguments are helpful in making an argument stand out. Be confident in your
argument. For the opponents arguments, you did not have must/should statements - Columbus must be convicted
of _________ because