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Dafna11 [192]
3 years ago
14

Considering the plusses and minuses of Columbus, how should we assess him from our perspective today?

History
1 answer:
katen-ka-za [31]3 years ago
4 0
This is an opinion. If you value the progress that the rediscovery of the Americas made, write in favor of him. I’d you value the genocide and wrongdoing of his actions more, argue against him.
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