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Columbian Exchange -vs- Triangle Trade
A Review Maury High School
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Columbian Exchange Old World New World
North America South America Africa Europe Asia The exchange of products, diseases, ideas, etc. between the “old world” and the “new world” because of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the “new world” and its subsequent colonization by Europeans
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Columbian Exchange New World Old World Grains Sheep Small pox Horses
Asia North America Europe New World Old World Grains Sheep Small pox Horses Goats Chicken pox Cattle Apples Measles Chickens Cherries Malaria Donkeys Grapes Yellow fever Cotton Sugar cane Christianity Citrus fruit Rice Africa South America
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Columbian Exchange New World Old World Corn Chili Peppers Cacao
Asia North America Europe New World Old World Africa South America Corn Chili Peppers Cacao Tomatoes Potatoes Rubber Squash Tobacco Llamas Beans Peanuts Turkeys
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Triangle Trade North America South America Africa Europe Trade route connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the Colonial Era.
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Manufactured Goods (rum, guns) Precious Metals (gold)
Triangle Trade—Leg 1 North America South America Africa Europe Manufactured Goods (rum, guns) Raw Materials (ivory) Precious Metals (gold) Europe -- Africa
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Slaves (Middle Passage) Food Products (corn, peanuts)
Triangle Trade—Leg 2 North America South America Africa Europe Slaves (Middle Passage) Manufactured Goods Food Products (corn, peanuts) Africa -- Americas
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Cash crops (sugar, cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo)
Triangle Trade—Leg 3 North America South America Africa Europe Manufactured Goods Cash crops (sugar, cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo) Rum Americas -- Europe
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Columbian Exchange OR Triangle Trade OR Both?
European horses and cattle changed the lifestyles of American Indians. Exchange of products and resources between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
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Columbian Exchange OR Triangle Trade OR Both?
Linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Manufactured goods were traded to the Americas and Africa.
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Columbian Exchange OR Triangle Trade OR Both?
New food products such as corn and peanuts imported to Africa. Old World diseases such as smallpox killed many indigenous American people.
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Columbian Exchange OR Triangle Trade OR Both?
Plantation system destroyed indigenous economies and damaged the environment. Potatoes and other crops from the New World improved nutrition in Europe.
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Impact of the Columbian Exchange
Disease killed off native peoples Shortage of labor to grow cash crops Led to use of Africans as slaves
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Impact of the Columbian Exchange
Slavery became based on RACE In ancient civilizations, slaves were captured in war or paying off debts
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Impact of the Columbian Exchange
Plantation system in Caribbean and Americas Destroyed indigenous economies Damaged environment
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European Colonization of Africa
Established trading posts along the coast Why only along the coast?
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European Colonization of Africa
Why only along the coast? Indigenous peoples had natural immunity to diseases African plateau made invasion difficult Traded slaves, gold, and other natural resources
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European Colonization of Asia
Colonization by small groups of merchants India, Indonesia, and China Example—Hong Kong Influenced by Portuguese, Dutch, and British trading companies
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