Question

Which of the following is a true statement about the journeys Columbus made to the Americas?

a.Columbus spread goodwill toward native peoples and shared his goods with them.
b.Columbus helped native peoples wherever he went and learned about their ways of life.
c.Columbus was cruel to native peoples and exploited their natural resources.
d.Columbus forced all native peoples into slavery and brought loads of riches back to Spain.

Answer 1

Your answer is C. He was cruel to the Native People and he exploited their natural resources. There wasn't much gold on their land to find so he couldn't bring loads of it home.

Answer 2

D. Columbus was only there for the wealth, he was rather cruel to the native people and used threats to exploit riches. In other words he was not a very nice guy.