Research Paper On The Columbian Exchange
Zoe Danticat Saint Saviour High School AP World History.
The Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange (1450-1790), or the Age of Exploration, was the interaction of goods, people, and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. The discovery of the Western Hemisphere by Christopher Columbus had a drastic impact on people's lives throughout history and even modern day. The consequences of the Colombian Exchange on the lives of people were; widespread decrease in Native populations, the importing of African slaves (the creation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade), and the effects of cash crops/importing animals and plants. Europeans explored the Americas and the Caribbean when they came to the Western Hemisphere. They interacted with …show more content…
The decrease in natives helped when conquistadors such as Hernan Cortes or Franciso Pizarro conquered areas of Indigenous use. Europeans had used Natives to help with harsh labor in the Americas, such as in mining, which led to many deaths due to exhaustion. Without these individuals, the Europeans would have to import Africans to do the labor. The Transatlantic Slave Trade began small and quickly expanded to meet the global demand. The Americas, the Middle East, and other regions of the world all received exports of African slaves. The French, Portuguese, Spanish, and English exported the African slaves to the Americas. The increasing demand for cash crops like tobacco, cotton, sugar, and other products led the Europeans to use slaves. Slaves were forced to live in unlivable conditions, and because slave reproduction was dropping, Europeans were forced to import a large number of slaves. Many of the Portuguese and French colonies, reproduced with natives and Africans. This created a social hierarchy in these areas as well as blended traditions and beliefs. Additionally, many newly traded goods in America altered many people's surroundings and quality of life. For the Native Americans, the imports of goods such as horses changed
The Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange (1450-1790), or the Age of Exploration, was the interaction of goods, people, and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. The discovery of the Western Hemisphere by Christopher Columbus had a drastic impact on people's lives throughout history and even modern day. The consequences of the Colombian Exchange on the lives of people were; widespread decrease in Native populations, the importing of African slaves (the creation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade), and the effects of cash crops/importing animals and plants. Europeans explored the Americas and the Caribbean when they came to the Western Hemisphere. They interacted with …show more content…
The decrease in natives helped when conquistadors such as Hernan Cortes or Franciso Pizarro conquered areas of Indigenous use. Europeans had used Natives to help with harsh labor in the Americas, such as in mining, which led to many deaths due to exhaustion. Without these individuals, the Europeans would have to import Africans to do the labor. The Transatlantic Slave Trade began small and quickly expanded to meet the global demand. The Americas, the Middle East, and other regions of the world all received exports of African slaves. The French, Portuguese, Spanish, and English exported the African slaves to the Americas. The increasing demand for cash crops like tobacco, cotton, sugar, and other products led the Europeans to use slaves. Slaves were forced to live in unlivable conditions, and because slave reproduction was dropping, Europeans were forced to import a large number of slaves. Many of the Portuguese and French colonies, reproduced with natives and Africans. This created a social hierarchy in these areas as well as blended traditions and beliefs. Additionally, many newly traded goods in America altered many people's surroundings and quality of life. For the Native Americans, the imports of goods such as horses changed