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    The Columbian Exchange or Grand Exchange was the widespread transfer of animals‚ plants‚ culture‚ human populations‚ technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres in the 15th and 16th centuries‚ related to European colonization and trade after Christopher Columbus ’ 1492 voyage. Although unlikely to be intentional at the time‚ communicable diseases were a byproduct of the Exchange. The contact between the two areas circulated a wide variety of new crops and livestock‚ which

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    Graded Assignment Document-Based Question: The Columbian Exchange Submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) 1. To complete this Graded Assignment‚ retrieve the Columbian Exchange DBQ. Use this document with its essay instructions and the DBQ Checklist to complete this DBQ essay. Please consult the rubric throughout the process. Using the documents‚ analyze the costs and benefits of the Columbian Exchange on the New World. What additional kind of documents

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    The Columbian Exchange considerably changed nearly every society in the world from flowing an abundance of new livestock and crops that increased the world human population‚ but also carried deadly diseases that demolished many civilizations. So‚ how did disease impact the New World? There are many reasons as to how disease impacted the New World and brought many people into serious danger; for example: lack of sanitization‚ weak immunity‚ and lack of vaccination. Diseases that expanded throughout

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    The Columbian Exchange Historical Context: In the late 1400s‚ European explorers found the North American continent. Native American peoples who were already living in North America had created a system of government and society that rivaled Europe ’s. The cultural and biological exchange between the "New World" and the "Old World" (North America and Europe‚ respectively) is often called the Columbian Exchange in reference to Christopher Columbus. Directions: The following question is based on

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    during the time period of 1492 to 1750‚ more changes occurred during this time period. An example of continuity during this time period is how Spain continued to try to spread Christianity. They spread Christianity to the Americas in an attempt to convert them from “savages”. They expelled anyone who did not follow their religion just as Spain had for years. Conquistadors continued to spread this religion throughout the New World and also killed any opposition. One example of a change during

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    be shared‚ I believe that the cost of the Colombian Exchange outweighed the good. The Colombian Exchange had many negative aspects and effects due to the Exchange. Evidence of this can be found in Document 4‚ where it displays the decrease of American lives between 1500 and 1600. The number of people living in the Americas decrease from 25 million to 1 million people (approximately). This supports my claim that the cost of the Colombian Exchange outweighed the good‚ because this showed that due to

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    Overall the Columbian exchange is an unbalanced system‚ in which Native Americans were more greatly impacted. Afro-Eurasians provided cattle and horses (which produced war and famine)‚ weeds (which destroyed natural flora and fauna)‚ diseases (which decimated ninety percent of the population) and slavery (which introduced racial discrimination); and in turn the Americas provided silver (which enabled Spain to become a global superpower)‚ corn and potatoes (which re-shaped the Afro-Eurasian diet)

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    and exhaustion. Not only does fear take over their mind‚ but so does hope‚ hope that the America will give them what they came and risked their lives for. In my first paper‚ my mind first went to statistics and basic questions a typical person would ask about immigrants for example‚ how many immigrants go undocumented? Where do they come from? In what ways do immigrants affect us? But I quickly noticed that I never went researching what happens before the cross and never thought about researching

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    1. African slave labor was widely used in the Americas because even though they were expensive‚ they were better investments for plantation owners than Amerindians or indentured servants‚ the two other labor systems at this time. African slaves were immune to more diseases than the Amerindians‚ therefore they lived longer‚ which was a good investment. The English‚ French‚ and Dutch colonies in the Caribbean profited when they switched their laborers from indentured servants to African slaves. The

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    some consequences of the Columbian Exchange? The Columbian exchange was a movement that changed the Americas permanently. The Americas were inhabited by the Indians which lived in tribes. When Conquistadores such as Cristobal Colon arrived they brought in much more than just people. Food‚ animals‚ diseases and new customs changed America. First of all the Native American population decreased because of slavery and illnesses a ninety percent. This was a huge change in the population of America

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