What are the five most important things Zinn says about Columbus?

1.
While the Arawaks were "remarkable for their hospitality," Columbus embodied the greed
that characterized Europe in the Renaissance. His expedition was motivated by the gold he was
sure he would find.

2. He immediately enslaved the natives and forcefully
enlisted them in his futile quest for gold. (There was very little in the Caribbean.)

3. Power-hungry, he sent a wildly exaggerated report to the king and queen of Spain
about the gold he had found and was then sent on a second expedition with seventeen ships to
bring back gold and slaves. However, the majority of the slaves died in...