FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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trans-Atlantic slave trade
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destruction of Native American civilizations
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spread of Christianity
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increase in wealth for European monarchs
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Native peoples of America had no immunity to the diseases that European explorers and colonists brought with them. Diseases such as smallpox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox proved deadly to American Indians. Europeans were used to these diseases, but Indian people had no resistance to them.
Detailed explanation-3: -They gained many things such as, crops, like maize and potatoes, land in the Americas, and slaves from Africa. On the other hand the negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange are the spread of disease, death, and slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Columbian exchange caused inflation in Europe, change in hunting habits of Native Americans, change in farming habits within Europe, and a large decrease of Native American populations.