1. Eating Poorly in America
Columbus also forced the remaining Indians to relocate somewhere else, causing many of them to die from starvation, dehydration, and a lack of proper shelter. Though the treatment of the natives is just a fraction of the destructive path brought upon by the settlement of North America, Columbus and his men left an even bigger impact on the environment. ...
Children were forced out of school to work and help support their families as well; for a fraction of an adult's pay, the children were exposed to the same conditions. ... Many business entrepreneurs and industrial powers (monopolists like Andrew Carnegie and Rockefeller) tried to cut costs by not providing proper safety equipment for their workers. ...