The People Vs.The People Vs.ColumbusColumbus

Conquest Definitions

Ethnic-People who share acommon cultural backgroundincluding ancestry and language

Ethnocentrism-The belief in thesuperiority of one’s own ethnicgroup

Conquest- To take by force

Discover- To be the first to findsomething, a place, an idea

Indigenous People- People whofirst populated an area, who arenative to a place. (NativeAmericans)

Empire- A group of lands underthe rule of one ruler

Civilization- A highly developedculture usually with an organizedreligion and laws

Traditional- Living as one’sancestors have lived

Plantation- A large farm onwhich a single cash crop isgrown

Slave- A person owned byanother for the purpose ofproviding labor

Colony- The overseassettlements used for producingwealth for the parent country

Task/objectives

Read and review over the evidence sheets in your packet.

Discuss terms used in criminal proceedings

Prepare opening and closing statements

Take notes and create arguments and counterarguments

Understand different historical perspectives

Research punishments for genocide and murder

Understand the purpose and the major steps taken in thetrial process

Understand the parties in a criminal trial and the roles ofattorneys, judges and jury

Court Procedure

Judge gives preliminary instructions

Prosecution gives the opening statement

Defense will follow with their opening statement

The prosecutor calls the first witness (direct examination)

The Defense questions the witness (cross-examination)

Witnesses can present physical evidence at this time. Forexample a document

When the prosecution calls all their witnesses the defense maycall theirs

Rebuttal-the prosecution may bring more evidence but only todisprove any new evidence brought out by the defense.

Closing arguments-when both are complete

Roles in the Role Play

12 Jury Members (given aobservational handout)

Prosecution Witnesses Antonio de Montesinos

(Priest) Bartolome de las Casas

(Priest) Cacimar (Tainos) Cacica (Tainos)

Defense Witnesses Julieo Iglesias (Crew) Keith Hernandez (Crew) King Ferdinand Queen Isabella Christopher Columbus

Prosecution (2 lawyers)

Defense (2 lawyers)

Judge

Bailiff (Mr. P)

DefenseDefense King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella sponsored

Columbus’ trip, & supplied him with the tools toclaim new territory

When the Tainos refused to fight back againstColumbus’ actions, Columbus did not & couldnot see the harm he was doing

Columbus was merrily an exlplorer in a quest tofind a shorter route to the Indies, & did notintend to harm the Tainos

The system of Empire valued property overpeople, & the more a person owned, the moresecure they were

Columbus had to return to Spain with gold &Taino slaves to help prove the earth was round,otherwise, for many years later people wouldbelieve they would fall off the earth

King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella orderedColumbus to return to Hispaniola to find moregold + return home with more slaves. Theycould have easily rejected this thought

ProsecutionProsecution Columbus ordered his men to spread terror

among the Tainos by cutting off their hands+ sending dogs to hunt them down

Columbus invaded the Tainos’ land + theplace they called home

Columbus’ plan was to go to India for spiceswhile taking a shorter route, but he stillinvaded the Tainos’ land

Columbus started as an explorer, but later,became a conquer of the Tainos

Columbus refused to release the Tainos,even after they made it clear that theywished to leave

When Columbus arrived on Hispaniolawhen there were over 3 Million Tainos, butby 1592 only 200 remained

Columbus made the Tainos slaves, eventhough he had his own crew to do his grislydeeds.

Conclusion

Complete a Proand Con graphicorganizer focusedon ChristopherColumbus

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