Hello Class! I look forward to our first 2-hour session this Friday night (China time). Here's what you must do before we meet next Friday:
1. Make sure you have read both the article on Columbus (last class assignment) and this link on "Colonial-Indian Relations" (http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outl...indian-relations.php) before next class.
2: Answer the following questions on the forum with 2-5 sentences for each. Please feel free to insert quotes from the reading to help support your answers:
A-What was Christopher Columbus's first impression of the Arawak Indians?
B-Do you think American's should celebrate Columbus Day? Why or why not?
C-How did the early European settlers benefit from their relationship with the Native Americas? In other words, how did the Native American tribes help them when they were settling into North America?
Please answer these questions on the forum in complete sentences and make sure you have read both readings carefully before next class. We will spend a lot of time discussing these readings and learning more about early settlements in American as well as Indian-Colonist relations.