Columbus Day is an international holiday celebrated throughout the United StatesUS that particularly acknowledges Christopher Columbus and his arrival to thein the New World on October 12th, 1492. This holiday honors Columbus’ findings of America and is celebrated for Americans to truly recognize the effect in which he had made on our country and nation as a whole. With this being said, I strongly feel that Columbus Day should be an international holiday celebrated in remembrance of our homes being unearthed and opened to others around the globe. Though the holiday is embraced because of Columbus’ discovery of America, he however wasn’t the first to come across it. A group of European vikings had first stumbled across American land 500 years …show more content…
These diseases harmed all who were diagnosed by it, and wiped out a countless number of the Indian population. Though these diseases did bring lots of death and loss in population, the discovery of certain crops created a stronger impact on the world than deaths of others by disease. The American’s had given crops from the New World like squash, potatoes, and tomatoes to the Europeans from the Old World who had been unfamiliar with these newly exchanged items. For example, potatoes were a crop in which Americans felt were a necessity to always have, and decided to share with this with the Europeans. Soon enough the potatoes traveled and reached Ireland. There, they allowed farmers to be able to produce much more food, they also gained protection against the tragedy of grain crop failure and seasonal population checks caused by famine. Highly nutritious potatoes also helped lessen the effects of diseases like tuberculosis and measles. Consuming potatoes lead to more births and less deaths which had caused a huge population increase wherever the potato had traveled to. Having known this, I have a clear view that the effect potatoes had on Ireland, is only one of many impacts that had dramatically affected the world for the
The potato had the greatest impact on Europe affecting both their diet and lifespan. Potatoes consist of essential vitamins and nutrients, and they can grow in a wide range of soils. The Columbian Exchange had both positive and negative impacts. The people already living in the Americas suffered many epidemics following contact with Europeans, and the death toll was massive. Slave labor was a common issue on the ship, many native americans were employed through slavery and the Spanish system of “encomienda,” which granted a personal responsibility to a certain number of
The second monday of october is when many celebrate Columbus Day. A holiday designed to honor Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, who set foot in the new world on October 12, 1492, five hundred twenty five years ago. He intended to find a western sea route to China, India and Asia where gold was rumored to be found in abundance. Instead he landed in the bahamas. He didn’t realize until his third voyage that he didn't land in china but a land that the Europeans had no knowledge on.
Have you ever met someone who is not who you thought they were? You should not trust just one source. Textbooks often show just one side of the story. New evidence proves that Christopher Columbus is not who he seems. Due to this information, Columbus Day should be changed.
The U.S. should not continue to celebrate Columbus Day. We aren’t celebrating a man who discovered a new world, but a man who enslaved and killed a myriad of Natives. We, as a country and as an Earth, celebrate a lot holidays each year. They all have inspiring and beautiful stories behind them, and Columbus day seems to be among them.
The history of Christopher Columbus has been a shared piece of history in the education systems. American history books and majority of cultures portray Columbus as a hero. The United States of America honors Christopher with a holiday named Columbus Day, which occurs the second Monday in October. Also, historians divide Columbus’s history in a similar way as Jesus, example: before 1492 known as pre-Columbian. The school textbooks preserve Columbus with a positive life story and don’t include all the negative events that took place.
In October of 1492, Portuguese explorer Christopher Columbus landed by ship in the “New World” which is today known as the Americas. Many people believe the holiday that honors him annually in October has great meaning behind it. However, I believe Columbus day should not be celebrated. Christopher Columbus was not the first person ever to discover the Americas, he abused natives on their own land, and the holiday isn’t celebrated in the way it should be. Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover the Americas.
I totally agreed with you. I too don't think Columbus Day should be a celebration of Columbus victory in discovering America. However, I do think we should keep the holiday and make it a day to grief for the lives lost from Columbus' violence and greed. I don't think Americans repay the Indians enough after putting them through such horror and genocide. Instead, we hurt them even more by naming a Holiday after their murder.
Christopher Columbus Many people are talking about should Columbus Day should be a holiday. So I decided to tell you guys my point of view. should Columbus Day be a holiday?? I think that we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day.
Some states thrived under the trade, while others economically deteriorated so drastically that they continue to suffer today. Despite the consequences, the trade connected the world closer than ever before. A main reason why Europeans colonized the New World with such swiftness and determination lay in the drinks of nobles and the soil of peasants. Sugar was in high demand during the 1500s and 1600s, and the fertile coasts of the Carribean and Brazil made for a perfect environment. Sugar cane was just the tip of the iceberg: Europeans soon discovered crops native to the Americas that heavily impacted world economy, a prime example being the potato.
When I was younger I was under the impression that Christopher Columbus was a great man and that he discovered America. We celebrate Columbus day because we honor him for “discovering America”. From this new information that I have learned today, Christopher Columbus is not the man iv have been taught about.
Finally, we should celebrate Columbus Day because he brought value to America. When I say "value" I mean he made America worth something. Not money-wise but more livable through goods and services for citizens here in America. Basically the "west Indies" people lived off natural resources and made shelter from their surroundings. When Christopher Columbus arrived he made businesses for people who wanted to work, and he made trade markets for people who wanted to buy goods from the old world such as jewelry, jewels, spices, perfume, etc; only the wealthy bought such items.
There are many opinions about Columbus Day and whether we should celebrate it as a holiday. I believe the extent in which we should celebrate Columbus Day is just acknowledging him rather than dedicating a federal holiday to him. I would propose to celebrate “Indigenous People’s Day” or “Native Americans’ Day”. My opinion comes from his actual discovery of th New World and his actions after he settled in North America. One reason why I think we should not celebrate Columbus day to the extent of a federal holiday is because of the thinking that Columbus was the one who discovered North America.
Yes we have a holiday that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. But here are some reasons to why he's a evil man. Christopher Columbus mutilated and enslaved native people that he encountered on the Island soon to be called America. He encountered many different Natives when he Started to explore the new land he discovered. There were 60,000 people living on this island.
Demographically, the Columbian Exchange allowed for a major population increase in Europe, but killed many natives of The Americas. As a result of crops such as potatoes and corn being introduced to Europe due to the Columbian Exchange, European population increased because the food supply increased. In contrast, Native American population decreased drastically due to the unintentional introduction and spread of diseases such as smallpox. Environmentally, the Columbian Exchange allowed European farmers to grow new crops, but led to major deforestation in The Americas. As a result of new crops such as corn and potatoes being introduced to Europe, farmers are able to grow more food of greater diversity.
Holidays around the world are celebrated to remember and commemorate certain times in history, and to keep those dates important. For quite some time, Columbus Day has been a questionable holiday. Some people say it should be a holiday because we are acknowledging the fact that he discovered the Americas. In contrast, others disagree because of the ways he treated the original inhabitants of the places he discovered. This paper will argue that Columbus Day should not be a holiday because he exploited, murdered, and enslaved many natives throughout his journeys.