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Why was Columbus so quick to claim the land and capture indigenous people when he arrived in the new lands?
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Why was Columbus so quick to claim the land and capture indigenous people when he arrived in the new lands?

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Columbus was quick to do these things because he was so eager to make his mark on the world as an explorer
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He was eager to leave his mark on the world and prove himself. The indigenous people also saw them as gods so he found it easy to play into.
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