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    The chapter discusses Columbus' arrival in the Americas and the devastating impact it had on the native Arawak people. The Arawaks greeted Columbus and his men in a friendly manner, but Columbus turned them into slaves, forcing them to search for gold under harsh conditions. Most died due to murder, mutilation, or suicide. Bartolome de las Casas, a priest, was concerned by the brutal treatment and advocated for the Arawaks' humanity. Zinn criticizes traditional history for its glorification of Columbus and neglect of the perspective of native peoples who suffered from European colonization.

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    A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn

    Chapter 1 Columbus, the Indians and Human Progress


    1. How did the Arawak people greet Columbus on his arrival?

    2. What were Columbus chief concerns?

    3. Do any of these accounts of Columbus surprise you? Why?

    4. What was the ultimate fate of the Arawak Indians?

    5. Who was Bartolome de las Casas? What concerned him, and what did he do?

    6. According to Zinn, how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books?

    7. How is Zinn critical of historian Samuel Eliot Morisons book, Christopher Columbus,
    Mariner?
    [Please take some time to think about what he says on pp. 5-6]

    8. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissingers statement: "History is the memory
    of states?" If history is the memory of states, what gets left out?

    9. What sort of history does he propose to write?

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