What Was The Impact Of The Columbian Exchange
Impact of the Columbian Exchange
The flow of Diseases from east to west
The biggest impact of the Columbian Exchange after the new diseases in America. When American arrived from Bering land bridge between 15,000 years before, they also brought diseases to west.
By 1492, some of the disease were emerged like smallpox, cough and influenza in Americas. Many People were affected by epidemic in areas of Mexico and Peru by which about millions of people lost their lives. Most of the American population lost their lives, between 1492 and 1650, 90% of Americans had died due to various diseases and this was the biggest loss in human history. Decline in population also caused a major labour shortage throughout the America by which the demand of African …show more content…
Food grains of Europe like wheat, barley and sugar, bananas from Southeast Asia were being introduced by Columbus. At first, many of these crops failed to grow but after some time they all were developed rapidly.
By 1640, main crop of Caribbean and Brazil was sugar and was the foundation for slave societies of Africa. America was importing tobacco, rice and grain in Columbian exchange as these crops were feeding European societies and African slave while Americans preferred their own choice of food.
Americans bought horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and other useful species during Columbian exchange from west.
Livestock were being used for meat, transportation and hauling by Americans and animals from Eurasia brought environmental, economic, and social change in America.
The Disease flow from west to east
The Americans got worst part of diseases as no one bothered about diseases in the America than what was there in west. Scientist believes that Americans suffered from diseases called arthritis (form of tuberculosis) based on study of skeletal and they also suffered from disease that included various forms of
The flow of Diseases from east to west
The biggest impact of the Columbian Exchange after the new diseases in America. When American arrived from Bering land bridge between 15,000 years before, they also brought diseases to west.
By 1492, some of the disease were emerged like smallpox, cough and influenza in Americas. Many People were affected by epidemic in areas of Mexico and Peru by which about millions of people lost their lives. Most of the American population lost their lives, between 1492 and 1650, 90% of Americans had died due to various diseases and this was the biggest loss in human history. Decline in population also caused a major labour shortage throughout the America by which the demand of African …show more content…
Food grains of Europe like wheat, barley and sugar, bananas from Southeast Asia were being introduced by Columbus. At first, many of these crops failed to grow but after some time they all were developed rapidly.
By 1640, main crop of Caribbean and Brazil was sugar and was the foundation for slave societies of Africa. America was importing tobacco, rice and grain in Columbian exchange as these crops were feeding European societies and African slave while Americans preferred their own choice of food.
Americans bought horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and other useful species during Columbian exchange from west.
Livestock were being used for meat, transportation and hauling by Americans and animals from Eurasia brought environmental, economic, and social change in America.
The Disease flow from west to east
The Americans got worst part of diseases as no one bothered about diseases in the America than what was there in west. Scientist believes that Americans suffered from diseases called arthritis (form of tuberculosis) based on study of skeletal and they also suffered from disease that included various forms of