Villain Arguments and Rebuttals

Counter/Rebuttal:

  • Slave
    • Typical of that time (He was not the first)
    • Founding fathers were guilty of this
    • Not exclusive to just bad people
  • Jailed
    • He was responsible for other people’s actions
    • Past leaders have been jailed- MLK, Ghandi
  • Crew hated him
    • Journals
    • He wasn’t one of them
    • Jealous
    • Sailors were power hungry
    • Lots of pressure
  • Brought Disease
    • Not avoidable
    • No idea what to expect when they arrived  
    • Went both ways, Indians gave Europeans sphyillis which killed 5 million in Europe
  • Native americans/Vikings?
    • He opened America to rest of the world
    • Trade route
  • Legacy
    • Benefits outweigh the costs
  • Columbus day
    • Doesn’t have to do with argument
    • He’s not a villain

3 thoughts on “Villain Arguments and Rebuttals

  1. Thank you so much for this, I needed a rebuttal against the issue of the Transcontinental Railroad’s impact on Native Americans and this helped

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