Analyze The Role Of Trade And Exchange In Colonial America

As individuals migrated to the modern day United States, many obstacles would stand in their way. Trade and exchange played the most important element in shaping the Colonial America’s, and I will argue just that in this paper. It’s without a doubt that trade has and always will be something that people can’t live without. Archaeologists have traced early signs of trade as far back as 15,000 years ago. The concept of trade can change the whole complexity of a society. So many factors were involved in the formation of modern day United States, but without trade none of that would have been possible.
When Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic he never envisioned America to be what it would transpire into. For a man who was in search of an easier route to India, he struck gold when he landed in the Caribbean Islands of America. Columbus had discovered an entirely different continent full of resources, most of which they lacked back home. This would open up the Columbian Exchange. The exchange would drastically shape both sides of the Atlantic. While many goods and resources were initially exchanged, many negatives would also arise. The biggest initial exchange was disease from the Europeans. Many Europeans had grown immune to
The population of America continued to elevate. New York City’s population was 40 percent slaves by 1700. The benefits were helping the Old World and The colonies of America. As for the slaves being transported the negative sides were peaking. Much like the Caribbean occupants the African slaves had never been exposed to diseases that others were immune to. The slaves were treated like property, not like humans by any means. The colonists continued to eye financial success and growth. Tobacco was the largest cash crop grown on farms throughout. Exchange was being made between everyone both positively and