Part one of term paper
HST 114 In 1492 Christopher Columbus headed across the Atlantic Ocean in order to find a trade route to India. When Columbus finally reached land, he believed that he was somewhere near the Asian mainland. Where he had actually landed, was the Americas. Columbus found, in America, that there were already people living and working the land. ...

Part two of term paper
... people were already living, a New World. To them it was a New World because they had never lived there before. The Europeans also felt American land was virgin. Virgin Land is defined as "land never touched by man" (Franklin). The land was touched by the Indians, but to the Europeans they were simply savages. The Indians were very mislead by the European explorers. When the Europeans landed in the Americas, the Indians were very helpful and giving. They brought their calabashes full of wate ...