There Goes the Neighborhood

       I feel that Christopher Columbus had disrupted the peace and property the Native Americans originally had. He was an uninvited guest who suddenly stepped into their land and acted as if he was the boss. The kind and generous Native Americans have never been ruled or sabatoged under a leader (besides the chief); they easily gave what Christopher Columbus wanted in the beginning. Christopher Columbus, however, could not get enough from the land he thought was "India" and his "Indians". Basically his greed grew to the point he decides to take over.
       From the Native American's point of view, they simply welcomed Columbus at first. They were awed by different colors of eyes, skin and hair, until what they brought was their doom. Diseases were spread around such as pneumonia, measels, and cholera from the foreigns. Later they were kicked out of their homes and lands, losing hunting grounds and source of food. This lead to malnutrition and death among many Native Americans.
       Based upon my knowledge, Christopher Columbus obviously didn't deserve to be treated as a 'welcomer'. He was certainly not a good example of a 'friendly neighbor' but an evil villain that acted upon the idea of taking over, dictating the people. He certainly wanted to earn fame and fulfill his goal to find the shortest route to the western coast and please the Queen. For Native Americans, they had lost their family and culture as well as traditions from an 'unfriendly' visitor who lead them to tragedy.