Effects Of Transatlantic Slave Trade

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There were many benefits and problems as a result of colonization in the Atlantic World. They included but were not limited to the following in which I decided to discuss. The Columbian Exchange, transatlantic slave trade, mercantilism and the European overseas exchange. The Columbian Exchange was after Columbus’ arrived in America, the animal, plant, and bacterial life of these two worlds began to mix. There were dramatic and lasting effects on the world as a result of the Columbian Exchange and this is where we became introduced to new disease here in America and were not aware of how to treat them. These populations also were introduced to new weeds and pests, livestock, and pets. In my opinion there were fewer benefits than the problems.
The effects of the slave trade on West Africa were massive, especially in terms of demographics. West African populations were vastly reduced to the point where slave traders were launching further into the interior of the continent to purchase slaves. The coast was unable to keep up demand from the Europeans for slaves being needed. As a result, the slave trade caused wars, slave attacks that brought about many causalities, and environmental destruction. When it came to the effects of mercantilism and the effects there were many. They included politics, economics and culture. The cultural effects of mercantilism included the rise of the merchant class, which carried more power than traditional lower classes. Another major effect was the transfer of culture through colonial expansion. While the main goal of colonial expansion was to acquire gold and other precious materials, this led to an expansion of European culture around the
Some of the cause of the industrialization was there was a growing population, the development of new products, distribution and communication and improved production methods were needed. The growing population in caused industrialization to emerge because more people were in need of items for everyday living. The production of items such as food, shelter and clothing were needed to be produced at a much faster rate. The development of new products pushed industrialization because there was production of these products being created by inventors to make everyday life