Negative Consequences Of European Exploration

No one can deny there are hardships people face when exploring new lands and creating governments far from home. European exploration was no exception. Though there were costs and benefits to European exploration, it is apparent through analysis of primary sources that the benefits outweighed the costs. Through the money made by trading and farming, the spread of Christianity to Indians, and the political power gained by conquering land, there were overwhelming benefits on the Spanish side.

In my opinion, the benefits of European exploration did not outweigh the consequences. To support my opinion, this essay will include three topics that each show both pros and cons. Those topics include the Columbian Exchange, Smallpox, and Columbus’s voyages.

Although the natives might have never made it to modern day like customs, the impact of the European exploration and colonization on the native people was through the conversion to Christianity; death/diseases; and the exchanges and teachings towards Natives. Without all the modifications the Europeans made on the Natives, and also colonizing in the Americas we wouldn’t have mixed race population or event the today’s united states. If the European explorers never came over to the US, some generations of family in today’s time probably would have never existed. The pain, sweat, blood, and tears that led into creating the nation, we have now been crucial during those times. It was unjust and unethical for the Europeans to treat the Natives as

The interactions between Native Americans and Europeans were beneficial as well as detrimental for both parties. From the introduction of new crops and items to the alteration in gender roles, the clashing of two completely different cultures had a lasting impact.

The Columbian Exchange that occurred in the Western Hemisphere subjected America to extensive changes that would fundamentally change the people that lived there, the people that would come to live there, and the land itself. In fact, the America that we know today has been shaped by the events that took place hundreds of years ago during the Columbian Exchange. As European people brought their culture and values to the Americas, it started to combine and mix with the cultures and values already established there, changing both Europeans and Indians in admittedly small, but significant ways. While this can be considered a positive point of the Columbian Exchange, in its entirety, the Columbian Exchange could be considered a disaster, especially for the natives that lived in America before the Europeans came to claim it. Not only did Indians suffer at the hands of European diseases that we completely foreign to them, killing off millions and changing the Indian demographic forever, but the world that they grew to be so familiar with changed around them.

Columbus is an explorer who credited himself and Spain with the discovery of new land, which is today known as San Salvador; however, a day dedicated to a man who ‘found’ a territory that already had human inhabitants and glorifies a voyage that resulted in a mass genocide, cruelty, and slave trade should not be celebrated.

When people come into contact with new cultures, they do many positive things such as trading goods and sharing ideas. However, new people can also have a negative effect on the cultures that they are meeting. Along with violence and forced relocation, another one of the negative effects of the Indians meeting the Europeans was disease. Prior research has suggested that during the period of time from which the Spaniards were leaving Mexico smallpox had caused a mass number of casualties.

The Columbian Exchange can all be traced back to the initial maritime expansion that brought Europeans to the Americas. This exploration of the Americas accomplished by the European countries during the 1500’s was the instigation of the exchange goods, people and undesirable diseases that spread throughout the world. This can also be known as the Columbian exchange. The introduction of food influenced these continents for the better, but as the increase in human health population arrived came the flourishment of disease brought upon the Americas by the Spanish. As the negative flourishment of disease continued, the Spanish realized how beneficial the resources from other continents would positively flourish their own nation. Disease was also

Whenever you hear about the European Exploration, or ‘The Age of Discovery’’ you hear a lot about what the Europeans gained from it, while they did learn a lot from this and gather a lot of new resources they were not the only ones affected. The Age of Discovery affected more areas that just Europe, it also affected the Americas and Africa. To prove this we must first know what European Exploration is.

The effects of European exploration were mostly positive. The exploration led to cultural diffusion, the Colombian exchange, and the modernization of goods as well as cities. The end of isolation from Europe and Asia brought a new beginning to the Americas. As the Natives perished under the wrath of the Europeans, the European empire grew rich from enslavement. Although this caused great disdain until the 1960s (and even still a little today), the effects of European exploration changed the world for the better because it lead to the key elements that still affect society today- cultural diffusion, the exchange of goods (globally), and the modernization in technology.

On 1492, Christopher Columbus was the first person who found North American. After that, European people increasingly started to go North American and they tried to survive in the new world. But North America still had many native Americans to live there. So in my opinion, when Europeans found native Americans and Europeans began to comprehend native American’s living habits. But Europeans came to America that had positive impact and also still had negative impact to native Americans.

The Age of Exploration had a great impact on the world. During this time, the New World was discovered and the New and Old World came together. The colonization of the New World had many positive and negative effects during the Age of exploration. The Europeans were motivated by things such as gold, god, and glory, which led to the start of the Age of Exploration. Many negative effects came from the colonization of the New World such as, mistreatment of Natives, many wars taking place, and slaves began to be a big part of a the trade with the New World. On the contrary, there were many positives, like new products were traded, new routes were found, and many relations were made with the Indians. Many things led to the Age of Exploration, which

Many nations wanted to expand their territory and gain control of natural resources that are nonnative. As a result, Imperialism began in the late nineteenth century due to economic, political, and social forces including the Industrial Revolution, trade, and military conditions. Imperialism is the domination over an undeveloped, less industrialized country by a stronger, more industrialized nation. Although Imperialism has shaped the culture and customs all over the world, it had both negative and positive impacts throughout imperialized nations. The Perspectives on imperialism varied widely between those who imposed it and those who were affected by it.

During the late 1400s, many technological innovations has increased the development of navigation and sailing. These innovations opened the doors to the Age of Exploration, an era that started in the 15th century, where it’s effects are still seen in the world today. It began as few mere explorations to numerous expeditions. An age where Europeans would go explore, expand, and colonize new found land. It was also known as a race between the European countries for fame, wealth, and power. Due to these explorations, the trade network has significantly expanded, which improved the European economy and has increased the geographic knowledge of the world. The cause of these explorations arose due to the appealing demand for fame, wealth, and knowledge as well as to increase the faith of Christianity.

The Spanish Empire originated during the Age of Discovery, after the voyages of Christopher Columbus. The Spanish people colonized a great amount of land in South America, as well as some land in North America. They invaded the land of the native americans, treating them in an unfriendly and violent manner when they arrived. The effects of colonization on the native populations in the New World were mistreatment of the natives, harsh labor for them, and new ideas about religion for the spaniards.