Zinn Questions for

Chapter One

 

 

1. What do you believe is Zinn’s main purpose for writing Columbus, the Indians, and human progress?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. How is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? How does   

    Zinn portray Columbus?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. What major issues does Bartolome de las Casas bring up regarding Spanish expeditions in the Caribbean?