The Great Voyages Of The Columbian Exchange

Exploration blossomed across the Europe, Asia, and Africa which has lead to the newly discovered Americas. Countries in Europe are creating colonies throughout the New World to open trade along the newly established trade routes. Behind the creation of these trade routes and the establishing of new colonies were the great voyages of discovery. These voyages are the original paths of the explorers who charted the Americas and have become the backbone for trade and colonization. Christopher Columbus made the first of these voyages while looking for a shorter route to India. After taking the voyage from 1492-93 this charted route across the Atlantic ocean, the Columbian Exchange was established to form an exchange of goods between the Old World