What Students and Adults Are Allowed to Know About Christopher Columbus

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Education and Human Development Master's
Education and Human Development
Theses
12-2009
What Students and Adults Are Allowed to Know
About Christopher Columbus
Kimberly Ann Crawford
The College at Brockport
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DepartomfEe dnutc aatniHdou nm aDne velopomfte hnet
StaUtnei veorfsN ietwYy o rCko llaetBg reo ckport
Inp artfuilafill lomfet nhrteqe uireenmtfsot rh dee groefe
MastoefSr c ieinnEc deu cation
WhatS tudaennAdtd su lAtrsAe l lowteoK dn oAwb ouCthri stopChoelru mbus
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APPROVEBDY :
Date
Date
TabolfCe o ntents
ChapterI noOtdnruec:t ion :. .........1.. ...
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ProblSetma tement 5
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Signifiocfta hnPecr eo blem 6
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Methodology 8
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ChapTtweorL: i terRaetvuireew 11
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Introduction 11
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InformoanCt hiroins tCooplhuemrb us 12
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ThIen digePneooupsl e 14
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Coluums'bGso al. 18
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ThCeo lliodfTi wnoCg u ltures .21
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ColumibnRu osu te 23
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SlavaenrDdyi sease 26
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SecoVnody age 29
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ThiVrody age 32
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FouratnhFd i nVaoyla ge 34
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ThFei rSsett tlers 35
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ColumbEixacnh ange 37
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ChristCooplhuemrtb huLese gend 39
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EducatCioonncaelrn s 41
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ChapTtherreM ee:t hoadnPsdr ocedures .43
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Introduction 43
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ChapFtoeurAr n:a lysis . . . 49
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AnalyosfTe esx tbo.oks . . 54
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AnalyosfWeesb sites .. . 60
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Themients h Tee xtb&o oWkesbs ites . 70
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AttitTuodweaCsrh dr istCooplhuemrb us . 71
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ColumbEixacnh ange . . 74
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DiscoavneEdrx yp loroafatN ieowWn o rld 76
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Disease . 77
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EffoefcC to lumibntu hs2e 1 Csentury 78
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HistPorriyto oCr o lumDbiussc ovtehrNeie nwWg o rld 80
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IndigePneooupsl e . 81
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Reli.g.i.o.n. .......................................................................8..3. ...
TreatomfOe tnhte (rhso spistlaalyvi,wet aryr,f eatrce.,.) 84
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Summ ary . . 86
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ChapFtievrSe u:m maCroyn,c luasniRdoe nc,o mmendations 90
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References 10 0
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Appendices . . 10 4
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Appen1d-Pioxs iItnitveerp reotnaC thiroinsstC ooplhuemrb us 104
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Appen2d-Niexg atIinvtee rpreotnaC thiroinsstC ooplhuemrb u.s .1 11
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Appen3d-Kiexyf or T1a-b.6l. e.s. ...............1.2.0. .............................
Appen4d-Tiaxb 1l. e. ........................1..2. 2. ...................................
Appen5d-Tiaxb 2l. e. .............................1...2 ..7.. ...........................
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Appen6d-Tiaxb 3l e 131
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Appen7d-Tiaxb 4l. e. .............................1...3 ..5.. ...........................
Appen8d-Tiaxb 5l. e. ............................1...3 ..8.. ............................
Appen9d-Tiaxb 6l. e. ...........................1...4. .1.. .............................
Appen1d0iT-xa b7l e ... .. . . .143
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Appen1d1iT-xa b8l. e. ................................1...4. .6. ........................
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ChapIt er
Introduction
Mansyt udaesnw tesla lsa duslutcsah st eacahnepdra sr elnetarnsea dn adr e
stlielalrn tihnCaght r istCooplhuemrwb auassg reeaxtp lwohroed ri scovtehree d
''NWeowr ladn"id,as ni mporstaynmtb ionhl i stsoirnOycc et o1b4e9rT2 h.ii sws h y
wec elebCrharties tCooplhuemrab nuhdssi e xempllfiaeer vye yreyai rnO ctober.
Columibvsu ise waestd h hee rooft hAeg eo fE xploratieolne maemnsotarcnyhg o ol
studfeonhrti dssi scoovfaeN reywW orladsr, fle ectientd hr eyh me",I fno urteen
hundarnenddi netwtoy,C olumsbauistl heoedc ebalnu (etS"a hHly,n dM,o ntmgeory,
& PendlMectColna 1i9n9,7U )n.f ortunwaeta erbleey i,n g bmyiw shlaweteda re
learnfrionmgt extbaonoodkt she edru catriseoonuarlTc heisms.i sleaidnifmnoagrt ion
leatdhswe a yt oi mpliiocnfasota rl Tlh.e rem aanrdyeo minbaenltis euofrusrn ding
Christopherw hCioaclrhcue am ubsumisan nghy si torainaednd su cattoroa ersss ess
Columbuhsi asac inhedv emQeunetsst.ai robene sia nsgk tehdma itg ht af orce
rceonsideorfta hthaioton no rfaabml(eeaS l1e9,9 2).
Weatfhoer(rd2 00a1r)g utehsCa otl um'bv uosyahgaees v elne ssisg nificance
foNro rth AmtehraifncoS aron usAt mhe ricbaencsaC uosleu mnbeuvsse erft o ootn
NotrhA merincoadr,i h deo peintt oE uroptera�a.nSd candinVaivkiiaanlngr se ady
had settilnNe otmrhAe mnetrsi icnta he el evecenntthaury n,Bd r itfiisshhe rmen
probafibslhyte hdse h oroefCsfa nadad efcoabrde efsoC roel umbus iantr hrei ved
AmeriTchafiesr .sE tu ropean, CCaiboowtvhoaos,n a niifl oeErdn gl'aKsni dng
HenrVyIa In bde cakmneo wbnyh sia ngilziencda mJeo,h Cna boatr,r iivn1e 4d9 7.
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Caboctloa iNmoerdAt mhe rifcoar Etnhgels iosvhe rwehiigClnoe l umwbaussst ill
searcfhoiIrnn gdi inta h Cea ribbWeeaant.h eardfdothsra adtft ethrr eveo yatgoe s
Ameriacnmado rteh aadn e caodfse t udy, Colbuemlbiuteshv aaesntdit sillaln d
(currkneonwtnal syC ubwaa)as p aorftt hceo ntionfAe snitSa o,u Atmhe riwcaas
onlayni slaanntddh, ce o aosfCt e ntrAamle riwcacasl otsothe e G angReisv. e r
Thearreme a nmyy twhhsi acrhte y piocfwa hlas tt udaennadtd su alrtes
learniincn lga ssrboootimhnts h,e apnaidsnt t h per esReondtr.i guez(-1S9a9l2g)a do
claitmhosan tme y tsht awtheesCn o lumbus taotr h"reNi evWweo dr lhde"a ,nh di s
crewwe rhea ialseg do dbsyt hnea tpievoep knloew na sT ainaonsCd a ribs.
RodriSgaulegzfurtha-deors tattheoasnto noec casion dCioslcuomubsruoasmg ee d
fivheu ndTraeidn froosmb oardhiisnshg i pa ctcoo mphaintmyo h eavAecnc.o rding
toS al(e1 99t2hh)ei, s toofrt ihees paenosdpo lcei eotfti hNeees w W orladnt dh e
abundhaanbtit thaeotycs c upairbeeed i rnega ssaelsoswneigdtt hhc eo ntroversial
histoofCr oyl umabnutdsh ceh anhgeeb sr outgoth htne a tpievoep alnetd h eir
societies.
Manpye oprleeta anii nm presfrsoimgo rna sdceh otohlia nts piotfthe e
persons ianlhraebtaihdteyils naegn tdhsAe,m ericas basicalflothyre were available
darinegx pltoort earkT eh.ii sas proffoaulsnedRh ooyo(ad1l.9 9c2l)a ihmusn dreds,
perhtahposu soafnd disff,e rienndti gegnroouulspi svi enwd h awto ullad tbeenr a med
thAem eriactta hste i moefC olumbaursr'iasvn ahdli ,s toersitaintmsha teto et al
populoaftt ihAoemn e riactsa osm ewhbeertew 2e0em ni llainoodnn heu ndred
million.
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Th"eC olumbus-as-mDyittshec aocvcheherisel rwd"hr oesvneo icteols i sten
foarst hegyoo uitn tthowe o rladnw,dh itcohi gno(rBei ge&l Poewt er1s9o9)n8.,
Thicsab ne v ery profbolcreh mialtidintrc he enli irvb eesc atuhseseyh oubled
learntioln igs ttoee vne ryovnoeiin'c oser dteomr a kien fordmeecdi sfioorn s
themesseB.li vge&lo Pwe tersstoatnthn eea tpievoep olfte hsCe a ribbtheea n,
"discovaerpreoe rdt,r"wa iytehdto huotu gohrft ese liAnngdts h.uc sh,i lbdergeainnn
educatviooynataghleea ntc ouragteods i strheetgmhva eir edaw nstd h lei voefs
peopolfce o lBoirg.e &lo Pwe terfusrotnha edrtd h baott thhw eo radnsid m agoefs
thCeo lummbyutsch o mplettecelhlliy l tdhr"aeitnit as c cepftoaorbn lgeer ooufp
heavairlmyew dh,ip teeo pflreoa m' civicloiuznettdocr' ly a ainmcd o ntlraonoldf s
distnaonnt- wohtihtee(r p1s.0 " ) .
AccortdoiL nugn en(f1e9l9dJ2 a)m,Ae xst ienl1, 9 87, soonuoenf td hefiedr st
scholwaarrnliynt ghsaa ltwl a nso wte lwli thho we vents su1r4r9ow2ue nradeni dn g
arper eseinnAt meedr ihciasntt oerxyt bHoeoa kdsv.is scehdob oola radnstd e achers
tos toapd opttienxgt b"otohakarsthe o peloeustsdlayst teydl,i sptaiicnaafunlldl, y
cratweirtechdr ucoimails si(op1n.3s 7"T) h.we r itten caubrroiCucotul luummb us
confirfmasl seahnocdor desa atb eisa speedr spefcoatrliw lvh eoa rtea ugfhrtoi mt
(Bige1l9o9wS8,t) u.d eanrltees a rninagr ttihhfiiicssi taolr yt hceatmuoh s aivneg
theoiwrnb iasSetsu.d eannatdds u alrtneso lto okfiontrgh " etr ue" htihswatatos r y
signifilceaoftnu tbtle yc asutsued aernneto stt a utghoat sc kr itqiuceasltM iaonnys .
studdeonn tokstn ohwo wt oa stkh cer itqiuceasltn ieoendtseog d ob ehitnhhdei story
preseinntt eexdt baonoodkt shr eers oeusOr.nc es tudwehnoBt i geilnotwe rviewed
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triteoes x plwahiytn e xtbaoroceko sn sishtoepnetafulnleyd x plwahianmtsa ny
studdeonw thsel ne arning material:
"Iste emteomd e a si tfh peu blihsahjdeu rpssrt i nutpse odm 'eg lsotroyr y'
thwaatss u ppotsome adk uesf emeolr pea traibootouiutcr croyIu.non utr
groupw,et alakbeodtu htpe o ssiobfit lhgieot vye rnmetnrty tionp gr otect
younsgt udfreonmts su cvhi oleWnecs eo.od ne citdheadt w atpshr aotb ably
onoef t hfuer thtehsitfrn ogmst hemiirn dTsh.e y �wsat nolt o oakto ur
counatsgr rye aantpd,o werafunlfd,o rerviegrTh hte.y watnobt e luise ve
Columwbauassr ehaelr Woe.' rbeei fnegld i eWsed. o n't qtuhefesa tcitosn;
wej uasbts orb intfhoiarhstma antdtieooud nsb ecawuest er utshrteo le
modetlhsara eth andiiotnu gt ("p2..0 )
Thiissw hamta nsyt uddeona tnsad d uhlatvsde o nien ctlhaes strhoeogymot ; o
schoaonsldi attt heir destkobs e,t awuagainhtndtio rnte ga tdoqy u esitwfih oant
theayr e beinigsf atocartmu agduhept A. c cortdoLi unnge n(f1e9l9id2it sn) o sto
shocktihntaghte e n deaovfEo urr opceo'nsq uoefPsatr asdhiosueh ladvb ee gausni t
watso c ontiwniuteh, dreocbebiaetnr,idy l ,l -ggoatitLneusnn. e ncfoenltdi tnhuaets
whaitss os urpriitssh iwanetgh avhee aarndcd o ntitnohu eeas rol itatbloteuh te
deceriotb,b aenridyl ,l -ggoatiftnoesarn lt lh ecseen tuBriigeesl(.o1 w9 9s8t)at theast
whaitss o i rointsih cua pto anr ritvota hnlee wdliys covweorrelCddo ,l umrbeupso rts
beienngo rmoiumsplrye bsyst ehiden digepneooup".sl .t e.h eeyx higbrieltao tv e
towaarlodlt hienrp sr efetroet nhceem s.e.l.I.vd einsdo fitn da,ss omoefh ad
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