Contact Socratic Seminar

• Describe the variety of social, political, and economic structures native populations in North America developed before the arrival of Europeans.
• Describe Christopher Columbus’ first encounter with the Natives (Taino)
• What is Columbus’ legacy?

5. How, and why, has how Columbus has been viewed throughout U.S. History changed?
6. What are the pros and cons of the Columbian Exchange?

7. How did the Spanish view Native Americans?
8. How does contact among American Indians, Africans, and Europeans challenged the worldviews of each group?