Columbus Before America

In the video “Columbus before America”, it explains how the arrival of the Europeans to the new world impacted both worlds in many ways. The “discovery” of America led to new customs, cultures, lifestyles and even new animals, plants and foods that were not native to either world. With every arrival from the Europeans to the new world they brought tools, animals and plants to grow and cultivate in the new land. For example, Europeans brought animals that weren’t native to the new world, “America had no cattle, no horses, no pigs, no sheep, mules, goats or hen”. With these new animals the natives were able to accomplish task much easier like hunt, plant and search for foods but sometimes other animals like the pigs made it harder for them because they ate their cultivations. As Europeans brought new sources of food like wheat, barley, oats, rye, seeds and weeds like dandelion to the Americas, they also took animals and other foods to Europe native to the new world. The new world was abundant in all kinds of fruit like papaya, mango, cocoa and nuts from the Amazons and squash, beans and corn from north America (Virginia) and many other fruits form all parts of America. The Spanish sent corn, chiles, pumpkins, tomatoes, potatoes and turkeys, all unknown to Europeans.
Not only did the Columbus exchange brought tools, animals, plants and foods, but also diseases like small pox, measles and influenza whom the Natives American were not immune to and were very much