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3 Things I learned...
1) That Columbus was not the hero history books make him out to be.
2) Columbus forced the Native Americans to find gold.
3) That Columbus gave Spanish names to Caribbean Islands and claimed them for Spain.

2 Things I was surprised about...
1) I was surprised to find out that Columbus was not the person who saw land first.
2) How many people died as a result of the Spaniards bringing disease.

1 Thing I'm still wondering about...
1) Why is Columbus today still such a praised figure in history?

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I learned in more detail about what happened to the natives.
i learned more about what happened after Columbus first arrived.
I also learned more about what the natives lives were like before and after.
I am surprised that we are reading Howard Zinn.

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Things I learned: 1. how the Native Americans lived. 2. Columbus's letters sent back to Spain and their contents. 3. how brutal the Spanish were
Surprising: 1. how much the textbook glossed over parts of it. 2. how little the affect of the slave trade on Africa was discussed
Question: Why aren't we taught the full story?

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1) That Columbus came to America to find gold
2) How inviting the indigenous people were to the Spaniards
3) That disease wasn't the only reason the Natives were killed

One thing I found surprising was how badly Columbus talked about the Natives in his journal, and another one that shocked me is how even though the Natives were kind the Spaniards still mistreated them horribly
My question is how come its 2020 and most of us still dont know the truth?

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I did not know that part of Columbus's journey was trying to get slaves,  or that they slaughters the Native Americans when they found America. I also did not know that the Spaniards were with him. I found it very surprising that they did slaughter the indigenous population and that he didn't just find America, but several islands as well. A question I still have is was it Columbus who ordered these people to be slaughtered, or was he just there with it, or how was he involved.

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Learned
1. Columbus landed in the Caribbean first
2. Columbus was mostly looking for gold.
3. Taino Native Americans were the first Natives Columbus met
Surprising
1. Columbus forced the Natives to look for gold for him.
2. He lied about what he saw to get more support from spain
Question
Why isn't Columbus portrayed as a cruel man who exploited the Natives to take their land and lied to his government to get support?

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1. That the native Americans were inviting towards the Spainards
2. That Columbus was looking for golden fields in the Caribbean islands
3. that so many of the native people that Columbus brought back to Spain died on the way there.
1b. The amount of men dying from over working.
2b. what some mothers did to keep their newborns from becoming slaves.
1c. Why did Columbus stop at the Caribbean islands and didn't go south.

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1. Families were separated for long periods of time
2. The Native Americans were hospitable to the Spaniards.
3. I learned how much the textbooks we read are glossed over.

1. I was surprised at the extent of the violence the Native Americans had to face.
2. I was surprised by what Columbus had put in his writing.

1. Why are the textbooks we read so glossed over?

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I learned more about the Native Americans perspectives, where Columbus went, and who he targeted. I found it surprising that he did his work in the name of God but he was killing people, and he killed a lot more people than I thought. One question I have is why did he do all this just for gold

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1. I learned that the main reason Columbus came to America was to find gold.
2. I learned that the Spaniards forced Native Americans to find gold for them because Columbus owed money to Europeans who invested in his travels.
3.  I learned that Columbus thought he was in India when arriving in America for the first time.
4. I found it very surprising that the Native Americans were so kind to Columbus when he came to their land because I had been taught when I was young that they were violent and aggressive towards Columbus and his men.
5.  My question is why there is still a "Columbus day" in our country and why he is still viewed a hero.

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1. The extent of the violence Indigenous people faced from the Spaniards.
2. Columbus came looking for gold.
3. Columbus went to many other Islands, then America.

I was surprised to learn that mothers would kill their own kids, and just how many people died.

Are there any plans to remove other statues glorifying Columbus?

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Learned:
1. I learned about more of the stuff Columbus. did to the Native Americans
2. I learned that he was there for gold and silk and that he thought he was in India
3. I learned that they had preferred types of slaves. They believed that African slaves were better.

Surprising:
1. Columbus was so violent. I did not realize how violent he was.
2. Even though the Natives were so nice to the Spaniards Columbus still took them as slaves

Question:
Why did we learn as a little kid that he discovered America when really he landed on the island of Hispaniola.

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1. I learned that the Taino Native Americans were the first indigenous group Columbus met.
2. I learned that the spanish monarchs funded three more of Columbus's voyages.
3. I learned that the indigenous populations did not succumb to the Spaniards without a fight.
I was surprised that...
1. The Taino had so much good will towards the unknown spaniards.
2. 1/3 of the residents of Hispanola died from disease.
1 question I still have is...
How did someone of the indigenous populations survive despite not having immunity to the disease?

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1. Columbus came in search for gold
2. Columbus was not the one who said " I see land" but took credit for it
3. Learned about the Native American perspective.
1. Columbus was more violent than we had been taught.
2. after he found gold he was supposed to go back to the Spanish government.

1. Was Rodrigo ( the guy that found last first) ever get the credit for it?

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I learned more about Native Americans' perspectives, that Columbus never actually came to America, only the islands, and part of the reason that so many people died is because babies couldn't survive. 2 things I found surprising were that mothers would drown their babies, and that families would be separated for long periods of time. One question I have is why do so many schools teach not teach the full story?

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Columbus was a lot more violent then I thought he was.
I didn't know Columbus came to what he thought was India for spices and gold.
I also learned that women were so over worked that they could hardly breastfeed their children, sometimes killing their own children on purpose.
I was surprised at how much killing was done for no reason and that Columbus wouldn't admit that their wasn't actually a lot of gold there.
a question I have is who actually made it to India

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I learned a detailed story about where the dynamics of America originated.
I learned how Columbus knowingly exploited Native Americans and dismissed their humanity for his own interests.
I learned more about the culture of Native Americans before colonialism.
I found it slightly surprising that Christopher Columbus' writings about the Native Americans were so vividly evil.
I found surprising the origins of slavery were based on the want for more enslaved people because they were running out of NA slaves.
I would like to know more about what happened to the Native American community after the beginning of slavery.

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-The Native Americans were really nice to the Spaniards
-Columbus went to look for gold to the bahamas
-it took them months to get to America

-I found surprising how the Spaniards were going all the way to Africa to get slaves and then go to America
- I also found surprising how the Native Americans were fighting even though the Spaniards had a lot of advantages against them

-if the Native Americans got a lot of diseases from the Spaniards, how come the Spaniards didn't get diseases from the Native Americans?

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I learned that Columbus forced everyone above the age of 14 to search for gold, he was not the first one to see land, and that he died 2 years after going back to Spain. I found it surprising that Native American mothers would kill their babies to save them from the Spaniards and that he would ship off slaves and sell them in Europe. One question I have is why do we do we continue to celebrate Columbus Day?

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1. Christopher Columbus was much more  brutal with the Natives
2. He made the Natives mine for an impossible amount of gold
3. He arrived on different islands ( maybe Caribbean) before arriving in what is now America

One question- Why do we still celebrate Columbus Day?

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The full extent of Columbus/the Spaniards' mistreatment of the people native to the Americas was far worse than I thought. The way that the Native Americans were treated eventually lead to the start of slavery. A lot of textbooks today can't be bothered to explain what Columbus and the Spaniards actually did without dousing it in euphemisms. One of the most shocking parts to me was that some of the torture was done purely for entertainment (such as decapitating innocent Native American boys). It was pretty disgusting for me to learn this. It also surprised me that even in the 21st century, textbooks still aren't teaching Columbus the way that it should be taught; they make excuses for the unnecessary torturing and killing of Native Americans which I deem 100% unacceptable. My biggest question is, how can we teach Columbus better so that kids are more aware of what he really did? Columbus is most frequently learned about at a very young age, so that may be an issue when trying to explain it to younger children (some of them only in elementary school!)

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I learned how driven by greed Columbus's expeditions were, how little he respected Native American groups, and how quickly Columbus thought to enslave Native American populations. I was most surprised by how violent Columbus and his men were, and by how little anyone seemed to care. I wonder if settlers were so violent across the entirety of the Americas.

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Columbus claimed he saw land first even though he didn't. Columbus took some of the Native Americans prisoner. Columbus did not think much of the Native Americans.

Columbus was just in it for the gold. Columbus got pulled back from his exploration.

Did Columbus really not know that what he was doing was bad or did he just not care?

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Columbus first landed in some islands near the Gulf of Mexico, he was searching for gold, and that he was from Spain, not more northern Europe. I was surprised that he was so cruel and that he lied in letters to get more support from Spain. Why is it often implied that Columbus is from the U.K. or France or countries like that?

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1)I learned that the Spaniards exploited the Native Americans kindness
2)I learned that lots of Native Americans were killed because they didn't find enough gold
3)I learned that Columbus wasn't a very good person
I found it surprising how much details that was left out when learning about Columbus in the past. I also found it surprising how Columbus lied about have gold when he did not.

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I learned that Columbus was responsible for a mass genocide, he was greedy, and he wanted to keep Native Americans as slaves.

I’m surprised that his morals weren’t questioned by people in charge, I’m surprised he had so many followers that were willing to do those heinous actions.

How did Columbus get painted as a hero?

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I learned that Columbus was not as heroic as people made him out to be in that he stole land from lots of people, a ton of diseases were spread by the europeans, and the Native Americans had rebelled after being mistreated by Columbus and the Spaniards. Two things I found surprising were that the textbook glossed over the African Slave Trade and that they had put a statue up of Columbus. A question I have is why didn't the protesters peacefully protest to take the statue down before tearing it down?

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3 things I learned was more of the Native American's perspectives, more about the perspective of the Bahamas natives and more about how Columbus treated the Native Americans.
2 things I found surprising was how easily Columbus took over the islands and how the Native Americans kept revolting.
1 question I still have is where did the Bahamas natives go after they left their villages.

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1. i learned that columbus stole reward money from one of his crew members
2. i found out that the native americans were not apathetic, but rather hospitable
3. i learned that the spaniards did not start with slaves from africa.
1. i was surprised by how bad the textbook was at accurately describing the atrocities that columbus committed.
2. i was surprised by the immediate hospitality from the native americans.
1. why did columbus react the way he did? how did he rationalize killing and enslaving so many people? and did he feel guilty for it?

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I learned that the Native Americans actually greeted the Spaniards, that Columbus was looking for gold more than looking for land, and that they used Native Americans as slaves. two things I found surprising was the amount of people he actually killed and the fact some people still idolize him. Are there any memorials/ statues that are still up?

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1. Columbus was after gold in the west part of Asia.
2. Columbus brought back 500 slaves and about half died before arrival in Spain.
3. Columbus preferred African slaves because they "worked as hard as 4 Native Americans".
1) I was surprised at the amount of slaves Columbus took back to Spain.
2) It was very surprising that Columbus wanted to bring slaves from Africa because they worked harder than the Natives.
1- How much gold was mined by the Native American slaves?

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-Native families were separated for long periods of time, slowed reproduction rates
-Columbus was dishonest with the people he was exploring for
-I learned details of the torture Native Americans endured

-The speed at which the Native population died off
-How little of this information we were taught in classes

-Are there plans for history curriculums to be improving for Native History?

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1- I learned that Columbus did terrible things to the Native Americans
2- I learned that the whole population of Native Americans were whipped out of Haiti because of the Europeans
3- I learned that Columbus was a selfish man and he mainly explored "Asia" to find gold.

1- It was surprising to me to see that no Europeans thought Columbus was in the wrong when they took over the Native Americans land
2- It was surprising when the Spaniards said they were using Native Americans as testing subjects for their blades and swords

1- When people think of Christopher Columbus as a good person, does everyone know the full story?

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1. Columbus was very possessive
2. Columbus' voyage kind of started slavery
3. I learned about the effects his voyage had on other European countries
1. Columbus had some bad things written in his journals
2. The Native Americans were very welcoming and friendly at first. It's hard to believe after hearing the full story.
1. What is something good that Columbus has done?