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    Thinking back to Ferdinand and Isabella’s choice to colonize the New World‚ I believe they made the right decision. Even though I now know the terrible consequences that their decision inflicted on the native people‚ my position remains that colonization was worth the cost. Columbus’ letter described the New World; Hispana like it was a place for the gods. Perhaps‚ in the eyes of Europeans it was a paradise. Europe was suffering from a lack of resources‚ polluted rivers‚ and overpopulated landscapes

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    The Columbian Exchange is the period of time when there were cultural and biological changes from the Old World to the New World. This would go on to completely change the Europeans and Native Americans way of life. It all started when Columbus set sail to the west for new trade routes to India in 1492 and lasted throughout the years of exploration. The exchange impacted both sides of the Atlantic socially and culturally. This exchange included technology‚ diseases‚ animals‚ and plants. Technology

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    development of the columbian exchange and the spanish empire created major population changes‚ brought new crops‚ and created wealth and power. Diseases wiped out some populations in the new world‚ while new crops increased other populations in the old world. New crops also became staple foods of some european countries. Wealth and power was exchanged from the new world to create the spanish empire. All of these things combined resulted in extensive changes in the old world and the new world. Many diseases

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    far west it was thought that he would fall off the face of the earth. This all changed when Christopher Columbus reached was to be soon called the “New World”. This discovery would serve as a huge stepping-stone for trade around the world as well as colonization in the Americas. Following the discovery‚ European nations set out to colonize this “New World” in order to produce goods and find riches for their mother countries. This was known as the beginning of mercantilism in the Atlantic. Mercantilism

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    the New World on behalf of Spain. Happening roughly 10 years apart‚ the birth of Martin Luther and the voyage of Columbus were the starting points for parallel events that would change the world. Leading up to 2017‚ Lutherans saw a lot of discussion of how Luther and the Reformation changed the “world”. Generally in these presentations like‚ Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World‚ said “world” when they actually meant “Europe”. Could the Reformation have had an impact on The New World before

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    explorer and conqueror of the Aztec Empire. It has been said that Hernan has been to the University of Salamanca‚ but he eventually quit before finishing or that he may have failed his courses. He first sailed out at the age of 19 out into the “New World” because of the gold he had heard of in the Caribbean‚ but was extremely pissed and disappointed when he

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    The New World discovery changed history forever. Trade‚ exploration‚ and wealth were all factors that drove 4 countries crazy trying to get their hands on it. The 4 countries of England‚ Spain‚ France and the Netherlands sped to create colonies in this new world. Although England eventually took over‚ the country that was the most successful in colonizing America was Spain because of its strong presence militarily and population wise‚ the strong connections they were able to create and hold‚ and

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    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 opposite hemisphere. Animals

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    Columbian Exchange After Christopher Columbus’s voyage in the 15th and 16th century The Columbian Exchange started which was the trade of food‚ animals‚ and different resources between the new world and old world. The new world was affected more by the Columbian Exchange because of the introduction of tobacco‚ diseases‚ and horses. One of the reasons the new world was affected more by the Columbian Exchange was because of tobacco. Many people were and are still being affected and or ruined because

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    life of the Native Americans of Texas. La Vere seeks to explore the various cultures of the Natives and to expound on the account given by the Europeans in order to paint a full picture of how everyday life was in the communities. What was told by the Europeans

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