Denisha Mathurin

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Columbus Mock Trial

• Denisha Mathurin
• Carson
• 2/11/06

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List the Topic

• Biography
• Columbus is guilty or not guilty
• Do I believe that the Tiano were against
  Christopher Columbus why?
• How did Christopher Columbus treat the Tainos
• Conclusion/Consequences

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Im Queen Isabella

• I was the one who sent Columbus to Hispaniola.
• My husband and I sent him To open trade routes
  and convert the Tiano to Christianity.
• I'm married to king Ferdinand
• I'm 32 years old
• I'm am Queen Isabella the Queen of Spain

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Columbus guilty or not

• Columbus is guilty because I know I sent him to
  open trade routes and convert people to
  Christianity in Hispaniola.I did not send to kill
  or so call torturing them.
• He has push it to far after what I heard about
  his behavior.
• I didnt want him to kill so many people
• I got proof that he kill so many people because
  at first Hispaniola had 300,000,000 people after
  Columbus left there was 200.

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I believe that the Taino are against Christopher
Columbus

• yes I do believe that the Tainos were against
  Christopher Columbus
• They were against him because they didnt welcome
  him some how but that dont give them right to
  kill them.
• They maybe against him but they didnt have
  valuable weapons like Columbus and his men they
  had rocks and sticks and spears,not no gun and
  knives.

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How did Columbus treat the Tainos

• Columbus treated the Taino really bad the Tiano
  had to cook for him and his men while they just
  sat there being lazy
• They treated the Tainos like slaves
• He also called them savages
• He would force them convert to Christianity or to
  trade if the forcing didnt work they would kill
  them.

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Bye Bye Columbus
He didnt follow my orders he should pay killing
is not the answer

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Christopher Columbus deserves to go to jail
Against th hummanity of the Taino people
He committed crimes He commited Genocide