When Columbus First Encountered the Tainos, How Did He React

question 35

Multiple Choice

When Columbus first encountered the Tainos, how did he react?

• A) He assumed they were bloodthirsty killers.
• B) He said that they reminded him of residents of England.
• C) He concluded that they were simplistic innocents who could be Christianized.
• D) He wanted to sell them as slaves in earn gold.
• E) He assumed that they were stupid savages who were good for nothing.

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