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Yes, he did kill the people in the islands he found. He never reached North American, but in a sense he began the genocide that would soon follow as people from the new world met the people from the old world.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoWell, Christopher Columbus killed the Natives because they had tuns of land (North America) and they didn't want him to take it so he thought that the only way to get it is if he killed them. He also killed them bacause they had alot of stuff.
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∙ 14y agoWe will never really know why he did that, most believe it was because the Native Peoples refused to see him (and his culture) as superior and submit to becoming slaves under it. Those who stated things about him at the time may have put it best, quoting "he was a barbarous butcher" (NOTE: this quote is from this trial where he was convicted of "barbarism" and sentenced to prison)
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∙ 7y agoTo claim their land without them fighting back and so he can gain wealth and power by their gold. And enslaving them to bring back to the king and queen of Spain. Christopher Columbus was treated like a hero when he came back. At first there was about 300,000 Taino people But then he killed then so there was about only 500 left.
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∙ 12y agoBeacasue he was a horrible sailor who killed innocent people. :(
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∙ 11y agoHe thought they were going to kill his people, but then they signed treaties saying that they were to be in peace and learned each others ways.
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Who were the native Americans that met Columbus when he landed?
yes there were
Who was the native people that Columbus met in hispanola?
Columbus was trying to get to India when he ran into North America. He thought that he had arrived in India, so he referred to the Native Americans as Indians. AND, we still refer to them as such.
Why did the native Americans attack Ferdinand Magellan?
Native Americans did not kill him. He was in the Philippines..
Who were the second people to discover America?
Christopher Columbus because the Native Americans were in America first and Christopher Columbus was there second. He did not discover America because Native Americans were already there.
How many Native Americans migrated to America?
Absolutely no native Americans migrated to America. They were already here! They met Columbus!
Who were the native Americans that met Columbus when he landed?
yes there were
Was Columbus kind to Native Americans?
no
Was Columbus the first one to discover America?
no native Americans discover America because when christopher Columbus got there there were native Americans.
The native Americans surprised Columbus by smoking this.?
Christopher Columbus was the man who discovered America. He was surprised to find that the Native Americans were smoking tobacco.
Who was the native people that Columbus met in hispanola?
Columbus was trying to get to India when he ran into North America. He thought that he had arrived in India, so he referred to the Native Americans as Indians. AND, we still refer to them as such.
Why did tensions increase between native Americans and white settlers?
because the white folks, (English, Columbus all they wanted was gold and eventually the native Americans ran out of gold, and said that they didn't have anymore. but the English demanded more and the native Americans couldn't give them anymore. so the English started to kill more native Americans
What effect did the native Americans have on chistopher Columbus?
by killing them
Did Christopher Columbus discover corn?
No. The Native Americans did.
What were the primitive people Columbus found?
The Native Americans
The Native Americans surprized Columbus by smoking this?
tobacco
How was Native Americans lives before Columbus?
suck it
What did Columbus do with the Native Americans?
He killed them or took them as slaves.
