Does the progress of humanity ignited by Columbus justify the cost of the lives of the Native Americans? No... human progress is not justified by the cost of Native American lives. The Native Americans died due to the greed of Columbus. By killing the Native Americans, Columbus did not aid the progress of humans. This can be seen by the way Columbus took credit for discovering land first, then ordering his men to kill the …showed first 75 words of 581 total…

…showed last 75 words of 581 total…could argue that this is what people did in those days, but doesthat make it right? Many of the Arawaks died on the journey back to Spain. Did their death aide the human progress ? Like Richard lll, Columbus never cared who he had to “step on” in orderto achieve his goals. Richard lll murdered his own brother just to become king. Columbus was driven to attain wealth, fame and to save himself from the king.