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Annemarie Abrams- i believe columbus was a villian because he claimed land that never belonged to him and pushed the natives off their land, defiled their women, gave them diseses, and use them as slaves.

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I don't believe Columbus was necessarily a hero or a villain. He was just a man who sought notoriety and riches. After discovering for himself and the eastern half of the world that there was  land yet to be colonized he received this and set in action the colonization of the Americas. Of course he set in motion several terrible events that led to the genocide and displacement of the natives already inhabiting the land, but I don't believe that automatically makes him a villain. For several Europeans he brought new agricultural products and generated discussions about ethics and religion. There were both positives and negatives brought about by his existence and discoveries and I don't believe you can paint it so black and white.

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Shenelle Manhertz In my opinion I think Christopher Columbus is both a villain and a hero. I think so because when he arrived to America instead of coexisting with the Native Americans that were here he decided to to enslave them and kill them. However to some people him arriving in America sparked a new way of life and a fresh start for them.

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Ayesha Mubarak: Christopher Columbus was a villain because he never discovered America and claimed land that wasn't his. He also led the death of many natives by bringing disease to the land.

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Ewaoluwa Jaiyesimi: In my opinion Christopher Colombus is a hero to some & a villian to others.To me hes a villian. People said he discovered American but he really didnt. The Native Americans living here first. And instead of Co-existing with them he made them slaves & almost wiped them out with diseases that he brought from Europe. Mad disrespectful if you ask me .

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Ashley-Nicole Julmiste: Columbus was a villain since he enslaved the native people and took the land as his own.  He brutally harmed the native people that wouldn't comply with his new rules. He killed many people and led a tyrant lifestyle.

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Hamza Yassin: Columbus was a villain because him and his crew conquered land that was already inhabited and caused a large number of deaths to the people that already lived there by bringing diseases over and driving them out of their homes.

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Ayo Laosun: In my opinion Christopher Columbus isn't the hero that history paints him to be. He "discovered" a land that was already inhabited bu people and brought disease and inevitably caused the deaths of hundreds of natives. He used the three G's to rectify his actions and make it seem as if he was doing the natives a favor by "civilizing" them.

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Kidus Belayneh: Columbus was a villain because he stole lands and spread diseases. His treatment of people was  also terrible and ought to never be overlooked. So i do not think he should be considered a great hero.

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Celeste Turner: Christopher Columbus was a villain because he claimed land that was already inhabited by indigenous people. He look over the land which led to a mass number of indigenous people dying.

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Shamip Samal: Columbus was a villain because he stole land from the Native Americans and made them slaves on their own land. He also brought diseases to the natives and killed millions.

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Naya Girard: I believe Columbus was a villain because of the fact that he took land can called it his own. He brought many bad things to this land such as destruction and diseases. he nearly wiped out the native population when he moved in to the land.

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Brandon DeMattos: Columbus was a villain because he never 'discovered' anything due to the fact that people were already living on the land that he 'discovered.'

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Tiwobista Belachew: Columbus was a villain because he took over land that wasn't his. He promoted mass colonialism and treated Native Americans very badly. In fact, he prompted the mass genocide of Native Americans and tarnished Native American history, culture, and land.

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Rachel Brown: Columbus was villain because he took land that didn't belong to him and. He also brought diseases to the land which killed most of the native people.

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Fatima Ankrah; Christopher Columbus is a Hero in some people's eyes and a villain in others. To the native people that inhabited the Caribbean islands Christopher Columbus is a  villain. He was the reason why millions of them died of disease and Columbus' crew kind of pillaging the native people. To the Europeans, he is a hero because he discovered a "New World" and hopefully more places to colonize more and more land.

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Souleymane Meite: Columbus a villain. He stole, murdered, and violated native people in their own homeland, then took that land for profit. He didn't discover the earth was round, and he didn't discover america. He was just an idiot with 3 boats.

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Haylee Hopkins: I believe Columbus was a villain because he claimed land that was not his. He also brought disease to the indigenous people leading to their extinction.

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Keya Edwards; Christopher Columbus is a terrible person who's history has been perceived as "The Man Who Discovered America" when it is completely false. He created a genocide for natives, raped their women, and brought diseases to this land, and yet had the audacity to claim that he discovered America when in reality he was looking for India and went the wrong route to claim land that was never his.

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Kyah Threlkeld; Columbus was a villain because he claimed a land that wasn’t his to claim and was responsible for the killing and brutalization of the indigenous people.

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Ta'Layah Hicks: Christopher Columbus was a villain because he took land that wasn't his own.

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Israel Zuzi: Columbus was a villain because he took land that wasn't his without asking, bringing nothing beneficial for the original people on the land.

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Olivia Harris; Columbus was a villain because he conquered a land that was already inhabited and brought destruction and disease along with him. He stole land and goods from the Indigenous people and was a part of what caused an almost complete extinction of Indigenous populations in the Americas

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Brittney Alofoje: Columbus was a villain because he conquered land that he wasn’t sure about & took it as his own. He didn’t bring anything good with him because what seemed good for him was bad for the people living on the land.

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