Question: Write a one-page typed (double-spaced) response to the following question. Submit your response to the "Short Paper - UNIT 1". You do not need to quote or cite any sources in the short paper assignments. In fact, for these short-writes, I would discourage quotes.
Short Paper - UNIT 1 assignment:
Christopher Columbus's exploration of the Americas is often referred to as the "Discovery of America." Do you agree with that term? Why or why not?
Furthermore, the word "New World" is often used to describe the Americas. In what ways would the Americas, certainly on old world for Native Americans, truly be a NEW world for Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans after 1492?