The collision of the New and Old World impacted the Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Indigenous people immensely. When the two worlds were introduced to each other they set up trade routes‚ such as the Columbian Exchange. Although it was new for all three of them‚ they adjusted well to the changes over time. The introduction of the new foods‚ animals‚ diseases‚ religious matters‚ etc. made all three groups forced to accommodate. In 1492‚ Africans along with the Europeans and the Indians‚ created the Columbian
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As I read through the colonization of America‚ I feel sad for America that how different European countries experimented with colonization of America. Some tried to force religion‚ some tried to force slavery‚ and some brought diseases. How unstable the life was for Native Americans and it was a struggle to adapt the rigors of colonization. How Britain imposed controls on its American possessions. And Slavery increased as the demand for manpower increased with booming economy. In this era of colonization
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The first European Americans When people think about the new world‚ they might think why did European sail across the globe to the new world? Why did Chinese‚ for example‚ did not want to sail? The answer to that is Europeans‚ unlike Chinese or any other group of people‚ had two main reasons that made them interested to sail to the new world. Europeans were motivated by their poverty‚ and their motive to convert the world to Christianity. In other words‚ Europeans were motivated by “God‚ gold‚ and
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European exploration and colonization had a myriad of effects on both the New World and the Old World. It allowed both hemispheres to experience new foods and new diseases. In the end‚ although some of these effects were negative‚ the expansion to the New World was beneficial to humanity. European exploration led to the great melting pot of North America. Because of the newly opened trade routes fruits‚ vegetables‚ and animals were able to cross the Atlantic Ocean‚ many of which were new to the
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interactions with Europeans. The Europeans exploited and conquered much of the African continent. They were able to conquer Africa through imperialism which is a process of invasion‚ attack and exploitation for natural resources. Africa had many natural resources that Europeans wanted to themselves and the only solution they came up with was to conquer Africa. Europeans explored and exploited Africa for a variety of reasons. They did this to spread christianity‚ to civilize the African people‚ to gain
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reasons which caused Europeans to enslave Africans. Europeans and Americans enslaved Africans for economic‚ social and psychological reasons. In my opinion‚ the main economic reason that the Europeans and Africans enslaved Africans was because it was cheaper labor. A key social reason was the Americans and Europeans enslaved Africans was because the Europeans had slaves in their homeland and it was socially acceptable. The chief psychological reason was the Europeans and Americans believed
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displacement of Indians and the enslavement of Africans tarnished the early history of European settlement in the New World’. Illustrate this statement by discussing the African slave trade and relations between European settlers and the various Native American peoples. America was regarded as the continent of new opportunities‚ religion freedom‚ new ideas‚ innovation. In other words‚ it was claimed to be the New World. Many people headed to America hoping to give a new beginning to their
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the empire of the Mongols was breaking up. That was the main reason why Europeans began to explore the world‚ but there are many reasons‚ for example‚ the western merchants were no longer able to be assured of safe conduct alongside the land routes. A different reason why they began to explore the world is the three G’s. God‚ gold and glory‚ God. Because Europeans always wished to grow in Christianity. Glory because European colonists and explorers would want to expand themselves‚ while the other
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Trade among European and African precolonial nations developed relatively recently in the economic history of the African continent. Prior to the European voyages of exploration in the fifteenth century‚ African rulers and merchants had established trade links with the Mediterranean world‚ western Asia‚ and the Indian Ocean region. Within the continent itself‚ local exchanges among adjacent peoples fit into a greater framework of long-range trade. The merchants from Britain‚ France‚ Portugal‚ and
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The arrival of the Europeans affected the Indians in several different ways. The Indians were exposed to new experiences such as diseases‚ religion‚ racism‚ land ownership‚ and trade to name a few. The Indians way of life changed forever with the arrival of the European colonists. Diseases were introduced to them as early as 1550 by European fisherman who stayed on the New England shores during the winter. The fisherman brought devastating illnesses which the Indians had little resistance to
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