Question

Based on source A , was the legacy of Columbus positive or negative ? Explain. SECONDARY SOURCE A

Samuel Eliot Morison
Morison, a strong supporter of
Columbus, laments that the sea captain
died without realizing the true;
greatness of his deeds.
One only wishes that the Admiral
might have been afforded the sense of
fulfillment that would have come from
foreseeing all that flowed from his
discoveries; that would have turned all
the sorrows of his last years to joy. The
whole history of the Americas stems
from the Four Voyages of Columbus;
and as the Greek city-states looked
back to the deathless gods as their
founders, so today a score of
independent nations and dominions
unite in homage to Christopher, the
stout-hearted son of Genoa, who
carried Christian civilization across the
Ocean Sea.
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Answer 1

According to the source, Columbus' legacy is astonishingly positive. Described in line with the Greek Gods of old, Samuel Morison paints the 'City on the Hill' of American civilization being solely attributed to Christopher Columbus.