Chapter 2

I was intrigued when reading this chapter. I always find it fascinating learning about the discovery of the New Americas but I also find myself in disappointment when learning about the horrible mistreatment of the African Americans. I find it funny how the discovery of America was an accident, Columbus did not even know where he was going but yet he was found to be this intelligent, all knowing male. In my last blog I mentioned how the Europeans (in my opinion) destroyed the Indians rather than helping and/or supporting them. (Not saying that the Europeans didn’t make improvements) however they did bring foreign diseases that killed several Indians and the African slave trade developed. The conquest to the Americas brought forced labor and mass deaths. The conquest brought horrible events to the Americas; the most horrid event was the slave trade. The first day of class the teacher asked what are our likes and dislikes of history. I thought to myself about my dislikes and one of them was the mistreatment of the African Slaves brought to the new world. Yes, the Colombian exchange brought a new life, different foods, mixed population developed and new animals to the new world but it also had a negative side to it. It enrages me how humans beings can treat other human beings with no respect, no dignity as if they are dirt. I never knew that the Spanish power prevented other nations from establishing colonies in North America. Spain built an empire by violently conquering the Aztec, Inca & other Indian states. What I’ve notice in all history courses are that the power of greed took control and in the end achieved successfully. (Well for the superior group of society) this chapter had many events to cover but it was an attention-grabbing section.