FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
EFFECTS OF EUROPEAN COLONIZATION
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European countries establish colonies in the Americas.
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Agriculture becomes important to the economic success in the Americas.
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Europeans bring their agricultural practices and products to the Americas.
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Large scale farming and domesticated animals are agricultural practices that continue in America today.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Europeans brought technologies, ideas, plants, and animals that were new to America and would transform peoples’ lives: guns, iron tools, and weapons; Christianity and Roman law; sugarcane and wheat; horses and cattle. They also carried diseases against which the Indian peoples had no defenses.
Detailed explanation-2: -The voyages of explorers had a dramatic impact on European trade. As a result, more goods, raw materials and precious metals entered Europe. New trade centers developed, especially in the Netherlands and England. Exploration and trade led to the growth of capitalism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Possibly the most dramatic, immediate impact of the Columbian Exchange was the spread of diseases. In places where the local population had no or little resistance, especially the Americas, the effect was horrific. Prior to contact, indigenous populations thrived across North and South America.
Detailed explanation-4: -European colonization and introduction of European agriculture and settlements practices in the Americas often affected the physical environment through deforestation and soil depletion.