Effects Of The Columbian Exchange

During the 15th and 16th century, both Spain and Portugal traveled to lands outside of Europe. This was the first time any European power ventured out from Europe across large bodies of water and distances. During this time, Spain traveled to the New World, that was untouched by any outside forces except the people living in the areas. The finding and interactions with these indigenous people, would forever change the face of both Europe and the Americas in ways never imagined. One of the greatest affects was the Columbian Exchange. This was an event when the Europeans and Indigenous people exchanged products of food, plants, culture, animals, and many other. Overall, the Columbian Exchange's outcomes greatly improved and worsened both Europe
Spain started as the great power with all the silver and gold coming into the country making them extremely wealth, until inflation. Once inflation hit the Spanish government, their economy crashed bankrupting the country and monarchy, causing heavy taxation of the people and countless problems in the country. The English monarchy was greatly improved with the acquisition of crops and food, and became very wealthy with all the plantations in the Americas that would eventually transfer too the 13 Colonies. France was along the same lines of England of the plantations, but both monarchy's became stronger and wealthier due to the crops, food, and products sold, bought, and acquired through trade with the
During the 15th century Spain an Portugal were the two most powerful and influential powers in Europe. Spain in the New World, and Portugal in Africa, India, and Asia area. Spain were the direct benefactors of the exchange, because their men were interacting with the natives gaining knowledge and goods from them. The main export for the Spanish were silver and gold dug from the mines around the Inca. This made the Spanish extremely wealthy and caused them to have great power and influence in Europe. Portugal also gained finical advantage from their spice and sugar trade making them wealthy and extremely powerful. Although Spanish and Portuguese were the high power of the 15th century, power was exchanged too England and their Dutch. With their finical stability in banks and centralization, they overtook the Portuguese trade routes with shear power, size, and force making the Dutch Spice Companies. But the English were the direct benefactors of the Columbian Exchange this time. The English established the 13 Colonies and became in lucrative trade between Spanish and the Indians. The Spanish began to decline due to inflation and lack of money, while Portugal were dominated by a bigger, stronger country. The Columbian sustained many of these great powers throughout the 15th and 16th century, because the trade and crops kept monarchy's wealthy, healthy, and prosperous for