Indigenous Peoples and Columbus Day

​What do
you notice?



What predictions can you make about encounters between Columbus and Native Americans?

Open Ended

What predictions can you make about encounters between Columbus and Native Americans?

Multiple Choice

Where was Columbus attempting to travel to?

• Caribbean Islands

• Asia

• United States of America

• Mexico

Open Ended

What is one physical feature Columbus noted about the appearance of the natives?

Multiple Choice

"I unfurled the royal banner and the captains brought the

flags which displayed a large green cross with the letters F and Y at

the left and right side of the cross."

What did planting the flag in the sand represent?

• thanking God for safe travels

• claiming the land for Spain

• showing the natives we come in peace

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What is the difference in weapons?

Columbus and the Europeans have weapons made out of metal, like swords. The natives have weapons made out of __________.

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Columbus noted: "This afternoon the people... came swimming to our ships and

in boats made from one log"

What is that boat called?

Open Ended

Columbus wrote: "They ought to make good and skilled servants, for they repeat very quickly whatever we say to them.... I will take six of them to Your

Highnesses when I depart."

What does he intend to do with these 6 natives?

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What valuable item is Columbus hoping to find on this new land?

Open Ended

Name at least one way natives were NEGATIVELY affected by European explorers coming to their land?