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Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain?
What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source? How can they help us understand historical events?
Use the following videos as sources to consider when determining if Columbus should be remembered as a hero or a villain.
Highlight evidence that supports your opinion after you’ve listened/read through them at least once.
{SOURCE #1}
Christopher Columbus’s Journal Entry, October 11, 1492
{SOURCE #2}
Christopher Columbus’s Journal Entry, October 11, 1492 (continued)
{SOURCE #3}
Joel Barlow, The Vision of Columbus 1787
{SOURCE #4}
Bartolome De Las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1552
{SOURCE #5}
Warren Carroll, Honoring Christopher Columbus, 1992
{SOURCE #6}
Christopher Columbus, 1492
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Early Explorers Scavenger Hunt
- Download the editable document:
- Use the following videos and articles to complete the chart.
- MAKE SURE YOU FILL IN YOUR NAME, ROTATION, AND HOMEROOM TEACHER!
- Print your chart when you are finished and turn it in.
{John Cabot}
Articles:
Videos:
{Vasco Núñez de Balboa}
Articles:
Vasco Nunez Balboa, Biography.com
Vasco Nunez Balboa, Facts for Kids
Videos:
{Juan Ponce de León}
Articles:
Juan Ponce de León, Biography.com
Juan Ponce de Leon, Ducksters.com
Videos:
{Christopher Columbus}
Articles:
Christopher Columbus, Biography.com
Christopher Columbus, Ducksters
Videos:
{Henry Hudson}
Articles:
Videos:
{Jacques Cartier}
Articles:
Jacques Cartier, Biography.com
Videos:
(beginning few seconds of video is about another explorer)
The following is a generic copy of the chart:
