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Rethinking Columbus : Colonization

How did the Native Americans maintain their dignity in the face of oppression? Was Columbus a hero or villain? Who was responsible for the genocide of the Tainos?

VIDEO: BrainPo | Spanish Conquistadors

Level A

Wikimedia Commons: Map of Brazil in the Miller Atlas of 1519.

Schmoop: Spanish Colonization

SparkNotes: The Age of Exploration: A thorough, yet readable, overview.

Pearson: Early Voyages of Exploration: An interactive presentation of the early European explorers.

Level B

Map of European Colonization

Source: Maps 101

Primary Sources

National Humanities Center: "The First in the Indies" Columbus establishes the Town of Isabella on Hispaniola, 1493.

 

VIDEO: "Crash Course" with John Green: The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards

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