Feudalism

             Christopher Columbus, considered one of the greatest explorers
             of all time. Like every other explorer, Columbus had many reasons for
             his exploration. However, it is made obvious by studying the history
             of Columbus' explorations that his main motive for exploration was
             greed. Columbus had the same desires as many explorers both before and
             after him. He yearned for gold. He wanted land. He wanted power. The
             whole purpose for his first voyage to what he thought was India, but
             turned out to be Central America, was to gain land for Spain. It took
             quite a bit of sweet talking from Columbus to get the money and ships
             needed for this voyage from Spain's Queen Isabella. But in the end,
             Columbus had the chance to reach a goal brought on by greed: to gain
             riches. Queen Isabella had the same motive. She wanted land for Spain,
             and that is the only reason that she ever gave him the money and ships
             The English, like other countries, voyaged to the Americas in
             search of riches. It wasn't until they got there that they realized
             that people already lived there. It was at that point that greed took
             over the English. The English did something, that by today's standards
             would be considered inhuman. They used a method of mass murder called
             extermination. They used whatever it took to kill the most Native
             Americans possible in the smallest amount of time. The English would
             not have done this had it not been for extreme greed. They wanted the
             land that the Native Americans had and they wanted it as soon as
             possible. This greed among the English did accomplish their task of
             taking land quickly, but it also accomplished the murder of thousands
             Although it doesn't seem obvious at first thought, new laws in
             Europe helped with the effort in nation building. With the new laws
             were the guidelines as to were the laws were in effect. Often, a new
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