Which statement best explains why the passage is
biased?
Read the passage from a letter by Christopher
Columbus.
As soon as I had come into this sea, I took by force
some Indians from the first island, in order that they
might learn from us, and at the same time tell us what
they knew about affairs in these regions. This
succeeded admirably; for in a short time we understood
them and they us both by gesture and signs and words:
and they were of great service to us.
--Letter to Gabriel Sanchez, Christopher Columbus
O The passage leaves out the view of the native
people.
O The passage is a primary source about the native
people.
The passage describes an encounter with the native
people.
O The passage explains the strategy Columbus used
with the native people.
