FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Increase of calories from new world food lead to people being able to work more
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Diseases spread more rapidly in the Old World
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Europeans brought Natives back to be their servants
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The New world food caused Europeans to have horrible food poisoning
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Detailed explanation-1: -The exchange introduced a wide range of new calorically rich staple crops to the Old World-namely potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and cassava. The primary benefit of the New World staples was that they could be grown in Old World climates that were unsuitable for the cultivation of Old World staples.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Columbian Exchange caused population growth in Europe by bringing new crops from the Americas and started Europe’s economic shift towards capitalism. Colonization disrupted ecosytems, bringing in new organisms like pigs, while completely eliminating others like beavers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Columbian Exchange facilitated the transfer of all of the major domesticated animals from the Old World to the Americas: cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and pigs. The few domesticated species in Pre-Columbian America included the dog and the alpaca.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were some of the effects of the Columbian Exchange? Africa’s population declined, the Americas flourished with plants from Europe, and wealth flowed into the European economy. What gave rise to the slave trade? The death of many American Indians to disease and the planting of labor intensive crops.
Detailed explanation-5: -Significance Of The Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange brought new crops to the New World such as maize, white potatoes, sweet potatoes and manioc. These are all crops that are essential to our diets today.