“christopher columbus introduced two phenomena that revolutionized race relations and transformed the modern world: the taking of land, wealth, and labor from indigenous peoples, leading to their near extermination, and the transatlantic slave trade, which created a racial underclass… spaniards hunted indians for sport and murdered them for dog food. columbus, upset because he could not locate the gold he was certain was on the island, set up a tribute the indians all promised to pay tribute.. every three with a fresh token, an indian was safe for three months, much of which time would be devoted to collecting more the spanish punished those whose tokens had expired: they cut off their hand.” ~lies my teacher told me by james w. loewen 2. does loewen seem to have a positive or negative view of columbus? how do you know this? 3. we have recently seen growing controversy regrading statues celebrating christopher columbus in america (click here for an example). charles kendall adams lived from 1835 to 1902. loewen’s book was published in 1995. in your informed opinion, why do you think views on columbus are changing over time?

Which of these is a role of congress? a) to veto legislation b) to pass the federal budget c) to nominate cabinet members d) to interpret the constitution 2) which of these is a power of the legislative branch? a) declare war b) enforces laws c) interprets laws d) negotiates treaties 3) a two/thirds vote of each house of congress is required to a) impeach the u. s. president. b) approve presidential appointments. c) pass an appropriation or tax bill. d) pass a bill over the president's veto. 4) the chief purpose of congressional committees is to a) draft legislation for consideration by the full congress. b) act as a group to which the president can direct his lobbying effort. c) provide a place for lobbyists and special interest groups to get support. d) hold hearings so that bills can be evaluated and studied prior to voting. 5) after a bill has been passed by both houses of congress it a) becomes a law. b) is sent to the president. c) returns to the house of origin for verification. d) is sent to a subcommittee in the house or senate. 6) house of representatives passes a spending bill → senate debates the spending bill → senate passes the spending bill → ? what completes this sequence of events? a) the spending bill becomes a law b) the states must approve the bill c) the supreme court reviews the bill d) the president must act on the bill eliminate