Question

Which of the following accurately describes Columbus’s first impression of the Taino people? He believed that they would not be able to understand Christian doctrine. He believed that they were ferocious warriors. He believed that they were childlike primitives. He believed that they could become trade partners with the Spanish.

Answer 1

Answer:

He believed that they were childlike primitives.

Explanation:

At the moment he arrived at what now is San Salvador (Bahamian Island of Guanahani) in the 15th Century, Christopher Columbus found the Taíno natives, described in his writings as people who were naked like the day of their birth. He also considered them childlike primitives, even though the Taíno had farming and navigation skills, were musicians and poets and had complex systems for religion, politics, and society.