Explorers' Rights and American Indians
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Objective
I can describe how explorers' beliefs about their rights affected American Indians.
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Warm-up video
Uncivil History · 5:39
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa and later worked as a merchant mariner for King John II of Portugal.
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Columbus believed he could reach Asia by sailing west due to the "small earth theory", and he eventually received funding from the Spanish sovereigns, Ferdinand and Isabella.
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Upon arriving in the Americas, Columbus initiated trade with the Taino people but, driven by the desire for gold, he later enacted a brutal tribute system that led to the death and enslavement of many natives.
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Practice
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What was Christopher Columbus originally looking for when he sailed west?
Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain fund Columbus's voyage?
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Exit ticket
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“How did Columbus' belief that he had the right to claim land affect the Taino people?”
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