Christopher Columbus: Hero, Villian, or Columbian Exchange?

Assignment 2

Here are three perspectives on Chritopher Columbus and the arrival of Europeans to the Americas and their impact. Which do you think is the most accurate way of viewing the events of the European arrival?

Christopher Columbus: Hero by Daniel J. Flynn.

Lies my Teacher told Me by James Loewen.

The Columbian Exchange by Alfred Crosby.

Assignment 3

Generalizations and Terms 1

Assignment 1

Your first assignment for the class is to enrol at the textbook website because we will be using it on a regular basis throughout the year.

Go to the Henretta Sixth edition site and click on "Student register" and fill in your email, name, password, password hint and my email address: fonscy@yahoo.com.

As proof that you have signed in I would like you to take the Chapter 1 Self Test I and submit it. You get there by clicking on "Online Study Guide" then "Chapter 1: Worlds Collide: Europe, Africa, and America, 1450-1620" and then "Chapter 1 Self-Test 1" under "Chapter-wide Resources".

You can find the answers in Chapter 1 of your textbook.

Email me at fonsca@gmail.com* if you have any questions about the assignment.

*Note: this Gmail address is different from the Yahoo address you must use to sign in for the textbook.

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