Mass Farming In The Americas

In the early 1800s we created a very impressive railroad and canal systems. This made trade much easier. One doesn’t need to grow crops if they have something they can trade for crops. This increased trade allowed people to not have to grow their own crops or raise their own livestock. By the 1860s and 1870s the Union Stockyard and Armour meat packing company were opened. This along with ice preservation, allowed individuals to get slabs and cuts of meat, rather than the entire animal. This allowed Americans to be further away from the food process by allowing them to not have to kill, skin, or divide up animals into edible slices of

Many plants that were not native to the Americas were brought over on trade ships and began to grow there. For instance, bananas, apples, almonds, etc. Africa traded spices over to the Americas like black pepper. Brown rats and earthworms also made their way into the America’s wilderness where they grew and spread in the new habitat. Plants like wild oats and tumbleweeds were introduced as well, changing the environment of those involved forever.

During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the European population grew immensely (Doc. 1). This was because there were lower death rates and more opportunities during this period. Also, one could also observe that the population increased the most in the countries that were being industrialized. Europe experienced tremendous population growth, but it was often decreased with plagues, wars, and famine. Food prices rose because there was a great need to feed the steadily increasing European population. This change fueled both the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. With more job opportunities, the European people took advantage of having multiple children because now they could provide more for their family. These fundamental

Illnesses such as smallpox killed the majority of Native American populations significantly weakening the Naive Americans allowing for Europeans to more easily conquer them. The transfer of crops from the Americas to Europe allowed for a more population growth and shaped their cuisine to this day. Potatoes and native to the Americas yet they are and were a staple of European diets, most notably the Irish. European discovery of resources in the Americas led to millions of African slaves being shipped to the Americas to work in mines or plantations. This widespread slave trade has influences race relations to this day.

When the Europeans explored the Americas, they were introduced to new plants, foods, and animals, as well as riches and land. Foods such as corn, white and sweet potatoes, beans, tomatoes, cacao, fruits,

Livestock and agriculture grown in Europe became important as the Columbian Exchange slowly overtook the Americas. Water and wind were harnessed for power on farms, and domesticated animals were a crucial element of farm life also. Pigs and sheep were the main source of meat and leather. Mules pulled

Over the years agriculture has nearly diminished from the workforce. Why is this happening? In fact, ever since the Industrial Revolution’s promises of “big city success” agriculture has taken a hit. Agriculture has been a foundation for the infrastructure of the United States since it’s creation. Agricultural careers are a necessity for the nation. It is important through the history, from whom it affects, the effects on the environment and people, and to find a solution to the loss of this core element.

Through the Columbian Exchange, the Indians brought potatoes to the Old World, which proved as a useful crop because you didn't have to take them out of the ground until you were ready to eat them. The Europeans brought over horses, pigs, sheep, and cattle to the New World. These animals flourished in the New World because they all were able to produce without having to worry about predators. The Europeans also brought sugar cane and bananas to the New World. These crops and livestock helped to make the New World a more diverse living space for the Europeans and the

Agriculture is the main reason we have civilization today, for without food surplus people would spend their days finding food and water constantly. Native Americans started like all other people in the world, doing just that, until over time they turned food production into an art. Without the elaborate specialization of crops over time, people would not have reached the point that they had before the Europeans had arrived. The allowance of food surplus led to the ability to advance culturally, scientifically, and economically.

Farmers did well after the Civil War and into the 1880s with plentiful rainfall and easy credit from banks. In the 1890s, however, American farmers suffered from drought, poor harvests, restrictive tariff and fiscal policies, low commodity prices, and competition from abroad. A downward swing in the business cycle exacerbated their plight, and many farmers in the Plains filed for

By 1491, Europeans already were growing grains such as rye, wheat, barley. They used wind and water as power sources, and had a lot of domesticated animals. Horses in Europe were plowing soil, and pigs were used as a source of protein and leather was made from their skin. Also, they had sheep and cows, so they could drink milk and make butter. In contrast, on American continent, natives were only growing corn, and in South America only potato was growing at that time. In America only lamas were present who could not pull a plow nor give milk. In North America Ice age and hunting put animals at levels of extinction.

In document 9, Rees says that the early Americans realized that the crops with more calories were better because they fed more people and made them more energized. This realization led to the Americans accepting and adopting the European crops and cuisines. In addition to the crops, Europeans brought a variety of animals ranging from pigs to horses. These animals were able to reproduce and grow rapidly due to the lack of predators. From the New World, the Europeans were able to get precious metals such as gold and silver, in addition to tobacco (Document 8). The exchange brought 2 hemispheres that had been isolated from each other for millennia. The exchange resulted in the United States becoming the greatest multicultural and multiethnic nation that it is today(Document 6). For the Europeans, coming to the Americas was a way for them to build a better life. According to document 4, Large families with small houses needed land and they

Trade it is seen as something that a new country need to survive. It is what most people have learned through out history. Unlike most people’s opinion’s that the Americas benefited from trade because, of all of the new animals that came from Europe. Based on fact, the Americas were negatively affected from trade because of the effects of mercantilism, pirates with war, and disease.

This made the Middle Colonies perfect for cultivating. Farmers likewise had an advantageous, they had a convenient way to transport their merchandise to the business sectors, where the harvests were sold, and supplies were bought. The Farmers additionally had entry to natural life. They exploited this and many creatures were hunted and caught. Agriculture is the motor that fueled America's past and will also impel us out of today's troubles and into a prosperous future.

The Mesoamerican people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere developed independently from the rest of the world by natural barriers set by oceans to both the east and the west. From the time period spanning from 1200s BCE to 1500s CE, the Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs lived on the isolated land for centuries, establishing their distinctive scientific and academic achievements. At the other side of the globe in Mesopotamia, a civilization in the form of a city-state called Sumer also incorporated achievements similar to that of the Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs. The extensive use of irrigation was found in all four groups of people that became a vital part of their life, providing water to crops in locations not necessarily directly next to a water