n Encomienda was a land and resource grant given from the Spanish government to conquistadores during the Spanish Reconquista. The Conquistador served as an absent ruler for colonies created from the grant, so a Spanish encomendero worked as the active ruler and middle man for the conquistador. Also, the Encomienda was supposed to help end forced labor in the American colonies, however, it led to a form of slavery. Indians and African slaves worked farmland to pay tribute to the encomendero so that they could gain protection for their village. Christianity also had a large impact on the Encomienda, with villages being required to convert to Christianity. As time went on, the encomienda system was reduced because of the criticism it had with …show more content…
There, many items and ideas were traded, good and bad, such as diseases, plants, livestock, and technology. European countries flourished from the exchange at the new world and even experienced a population boom. Many good were successful and became popular in Europe such as tobacco, corn, and potatoes. These foods changed many diets and cuisines across Europe and Asia. For example, capsicum peppers from the Americas transformed South and Southeastern Asian cuisine. Although many benefits came to European countries through the Columbian Exchange, American countries however, favored differently (Crossroads …show more content…
Europeans brought with them diseases that were foreign to indigenous populations and animals that had negative effects on the surrounding landscapes. Diseases such as smallpox, the plague, and typhus were common in past European society, causing the populations to eventually build up an immunity and resistance against these diseases. However, these diseases were unknown to indigenous populations, causing there to be no resistance, ultimately resulting in disastrous consequences. 90% of the indigenous population, equaling around 80 to 100 million people, were killed because of these diseases. European animals and livestock were also brought over to the new world, animals like horses and pigs helped indigenous societies by means of transportation and food source. Though, animals such as sheep and rats caused catastrophic damage to landscapes because of the lack of predators available (Crossroads 562). Overall, the Columbian exchange mainly benefitted European and Asian countries with the arrival of many new goods, while indigenous populations suffered terribly with the introduction of harmful livestock and
Some may argue that the Columbian Exchange did not hinder the development of society in the Americas because of the European countries taking advantage of kolonies for their raw materials. However, there was a mass gold and silver. They had a high income of raw materials. Those raw materials were Gold, Silver, Fur, Lumber, and food stuffs. Europe also had manufactured goods like Tobacco, Rum and even Sugar
The social changes that came with The Columbian Exchange is that different countries communicated with other countries to trade with. Some of countries
The trade of biological and cultural aspects defines The Columbian Exchange, also called the Great Biological Exchange, for the first time Europeans decided to connect with the Western Hemisphere. This was important because the Europeans actually gained more by taking advantage of the Indians; animals, plants, and diseases, these transactions marked a whole new beginning in the history of America. Two isolated parties explored their differences, and by that, they enriched their biological and cultural lives.
One consequence of the exchange was mass death. In the search for new routes for trade, people of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas came in contact with each other, causing the spread of disease. Columbus's colonization brought a host of new diseases to the populations of the Americas. Europeans exported their diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis and smallpox. In return, European traders and colonizers returned the Europe with syphilis and typhus from the Americas. The slave trade caused the spread of malaria and yellow fever from Africa to the Caribbean and North America, and yellow fever to Europe.
There is also a huge spread of diseases brought between the new world and old world. The old world brought over cholera, influenza, malaria, measles, and smallpox. The Europeans considered illness as a consequence of sin. The Indians whom were non-Christian were often considered sinners because they constantly getting sick. Those who were ill often were punished. The Native Americans had no natural resistance to the diseases and the population declined over centuries. The Inca Empire decreased by millions in 1600s. This caused for Europeans to look to Africa and began importing African slaves to the Americas. Once the African slaves began coming to the American they brought over malaria
The Columbian exchange is an interchange of plants, ideas, diseases and many more things traded between the New World and the Old World during the 15th and 16th century. It all began in 1492 after Christopher Columbus went on his voyage and discovered the New World. After discovering the New World many milestones in history began to form. Following in his steps of his new discovery came some of the Europeans. Since the Colombian exchange began, many things have been brought to America and many things have been sent over in the directions. The Old World has brought over many supplies as in sugar, coffee, horses and smallpox. The Americas brought to them corn, cocoa beans, and tomatoes in their exchange. Not only did the old and the new world bring great things to each other, they also brought diseases and a decrease in the population of the new world. Instead of the old world taking in the new world’s culture, it was reversed. The new world had taken in the old world’s way of lifestyle.
As an outcome of the Columbian exchange, the Americas were enhanced with more diverse people. Prior to the exchange,
The Columbian Exchange was perhaps one of the first environmentally detrimental event in American history. This exchange refers to the trade of food, goods, and disease between the Old World, referring to the eastern hemisphere, and the New World, referring to the Americas. The New World had many things to contribute such as potatoes, maize, tomatoes, and chili peppers, which shaped the culinary of both Europe and Asia (Nun 163). Additionally, Europe introduced domesticated animals such as horses, cattle, cats, and dogs to the Americas.
The exchange between Europe and the New World, also known as the Columbian Exchange, had many positive and negative outcomes. When the Europeans came across the New World, they brought many new discoveries to the people of the New World; some amazing and some disastrous. In reverse, when the Europeans arrived at the New World, the natives (also known as the Indians) had many things that had yet to be discovered by the people of the Old World.
The Columbian Exchange is a huge exchange of goods and ideas between the old world and the new world. The old world is considered Europe, Asia and Africa and the new world is considered America. Their colonies started to trade with each other and that’s when they formed the Columbian Exchange. Many countries were involved in this trade, including China, Africa and Italy. The exchange of the new ideas, traditions, food, religion and diet changed cultures everywhere. The Natives gave and received many items. Even though Europeans and American Indians saw some similarities in each other, their words differed. The introduction of plants into the new world extended a process that had been taking place for centuries in the Old World. Trade
The new plants and technologies included in the Columbian Exchange were crucial between the Native Americans and the Europeans, the Spanish in particular, in
The Columbian Exchange was a time when the Europeans and the Native North Americans exchanged many cultural and physical ideas and items from both the New World and Old. The Europeans gave the Natives a sense of civilization when they were given a written alphabet, farming capabilities, new warfare technology, and improved building techniques. This invasion of culture gave the Europeans room to spread their knowledge of Christianity and allow them to attempt conversion of the Natives. By teaching the Natives how to read and write a European language, the Europeans could now more easily communicate and trade with the people of the New World. Giving the Natives the use of a plow for their farming techniques, gave the Europeans access to endless
The Columbian Exchange helped the advancements of societies internationally with the exchange of food. Food like maize and potatoes coming from America became staple crops throughout Europe. (Document 1) Europeans vastly depended on these foods so much that the Great Famine resulted in the failure of the potato crop in Ireland. Other traded items like sugar, tobacco, coffee and various spices benefitted both sides of the world. The New World gained new types of crops and the rest of the world like Europe and Asia obtained money from trade.
The trades made during the Columbian Exchange have changed the lives of many nations. The traded goods between the old world to the new world have benefited the survival of both sides. According to APWH Teachers Conference, the new world traded goods such as corn, potatoes and metal which eventually fed lots of nations. In exchange, the old world traded good such as wheat, horses, pigs, and cows. (Doc 8) According to Lauren Rees, the trade in foods between the old world and the new world have solved multiple issues within many nations. The introduction to potatoes changed history as it fed more people, was easily grown, hidden when armies invaded a farm, and were healthier so they gave more
These diseases killed millions of Natives living in the New World, negatively affecting the New