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Affecting Our Society Submitted By: Krista Smith :Affecting Our Society Submitted By: Krista Smith Christopher Columbus
The Columbus Myth :The Columbus Myth
How This was Accomplished~ :How This was Accomplished~ -His power of persuasion and magnetism have long been used as a tool to get what he wanted in society
-An entrepreneur willing to take the biggest risk to get a chance at the biggest potential payoff
Slide 4:-He was motivated by money and power
-Discovered useful agricultural products such as potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, sugar cane, brazil wood, mahogany, indigo and other dyes, and of course mountains of gold and silver
Continued…. :Continued…. He and his men tried to destroy any culture they came into contact with
-His ability to overcome obstacles and surmounting difficulties shows he is a man of resourcefulness and determination
-He assisted in educating the Americans in exploration of their land
Bringing Us Together :Bringing Us Together Separated regions began to develop connections that have lead to our global community Bringing Us Together
Slide 7:Why would I want to meet
Christopher Columbus??
A very interesting talk would ensue and some things I would be interested in learning are:
His “ Discoveries of America”
first thoughts on this discovery
the ship fleet and the hardships they faced
ascertain the true history of his so called “discovery of America”
Why a “Christian” would act the way he did and if he was proud of the way things had turned out
And…Would he Do anything differently
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