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A History of the American People Questions Part One: "A City On A Hill" (Colonial America, 1580-1720) How does Paul Johnson describe the Portuguese and their involvement in the slave trade?? Johnson says that the Portuguese entered the slave-trade in the mid-15th century. They transformed the trade into a much more horrible and impersonal process. They soon became the world?s largest transporter of slaves, particularly to sugar plantations. What happened to the first island town Isabella (Spanish)? What was the first successful Spanish settlement? The first island-town, Isabella founded by Christopher Colombus, failed completely and was taken over by the Spanish crown. The first successful establishment, in 1502, was the Santo Domingo colony founded by Nicolas de Ovando.
