The Columbian Exchange Mr. Epps World History SSWH10 Chapters 13 and 16
what is the exchange? 1. Positive Effects: Exchange of plants, animals, & wealth across Europe & the Americas. 2. A direct result from colonization and technology. 3. Negative effects: Forced labor, disease, population decline, and starvation.
Transferred Items From America to Europe: cocoa, corn, potatoes, peanuts, tobacco From Europe to America: bananas, cattle, horses, sugar cane, wheat, diseases
New Lives-Native Americans Queen Isabella (Spain) declared Native Americans as her “subjects.” They used these individuals to produce labor. Catholic monks converted thousands of Native Americans with production of parishes, schools, hospitals in New World. Exchange of languages, religion, & government drew Native Americans to become more European.
Atlantic Slave Trade 1500-1800
The Triangle Trade - Slaves to Americas “The Middle Passage” The Triangle Trade - Slaves to Americas - Sugar, Rum, & raw materials to Europe - Manufactured goods (guns, cloth) to Africa “The Middle Passage” – journey of Africans to America, increased death rate/diseases
first World Economy? The Commercial Revolution Increase of trade volume and new areas is seen by 1600. It was a world economy. Colonies: settlement of people living in a new territory, linked by a parent country. The major powers (Portugal, Spain, England, & France) start their own colonies across the New World. New system of economic thought is called mercantilism. The hunt for gold/silver-bullion”.
- Balance of trade: +/- of imports and exports to have a economy. - High Tariffs (taxes) were put on opposing countries to not get in their zone. - European trade ships used every inch of space to transport slaves. Economic Productions
The Dutch Leading the world one area at a time… The Dutch (1600s) start the production of joint- stock companies which help expand commercial trade for colonization I.The Dutch East India Company (Asia) II. The Dutch West India Company (West Africa)
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