Analysis Of Christopher Columbus 'New World'

Considering the "New World" had already been inhabited before Christopher Columbus' 1492 "discovery", it is safe to say that his voyage to what he perceived to be the West Indies caused a major ripple effect that ultimately brought immense destruction to the Americas. While Columbus' "discovery" did in fact instigate a somewhat positive exchange of goods and ideas between European societies and the Native Americans, his arrival brought on more harm than good, primarily to the natives of this new land. The diseases that became prominent with the presence of European, domesticated animals, was far too much for the Native Americans' immune systems, as they had no previous contact with such germs. As a result, an estimated 90% of this population