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Ocean from Europe to Asia. Instead though, he found the Americas. Once in the New World Columbus ran into a native people and decided to name them Indians. This accidental finding of the Americas ignited the first contact ever between the Western and Eastern hemisphere. The result of this was The Columbian Exchange in which there was a large trade of animals, plants, technology, culture, slaves, diseases, and even new religions. This exchange effected the way Europeans, Americans, Asians, and Africans

The “discovery” of America was one that introduced a colonial discourse in Europe, which would shape the relationship between the Europeans of the Old World and the indigenous people of the New World. Exoticism, anxiety, and absurd speculation would fuel the European knowledge of the Americas during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The drawing titled America by Jan Van der Straet, is a classic example of how Europeans used outlandish notions about indigenous Americans to distance themselves

In modern America, we often take for granted the natural world that surrounds us and the American culture which is built upon it. For many of us, we give little thought to the food sources that sustain and natural habitats that surround us because when viewed for what they are, most people assume that they have “simply existed” since the country was founded. However, the documentary ‘America Before Columbus’ provided this writer an extremely interesting record of how the America we know came to

referred to as the New World. During this time of discovery and expansion, newcomers began bringing plants, animals, technologies, and diseases along with them to the New World. However, it did not stop there. Once people began traveling back to the Eurasia, which is also known as the Old World, they would bring back plants, animals, and diseases that were not native to their region. Thus the name, the Colombian Exchange. As more and more ships of people began to migrate to the New World, they brought

Jamestown is a name that is well known. In May 1607, three ships arrived in the New World carrying Englishmen and supplies. These people would then settle in what is known today as Virginia. The colony that they had built would become the first permanent settlement in the Americas. Their main purpose of this settlement was to mine for gold, but that was made difficult when they had to face obstacles that included harsh winters, low supplies of food, poor leadership, and conflicts that arose between

When Worlds Collide The title “When Worlds Collide” refers to the interaction between the Natives from the New World and the explorers from the old world. Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer who was sponsored by Spain, attempted to find a faster route to India. Columbus didn’t find what he was looking for, and was unaware that he had found a New World that pathed the way for exploration of the America’s. Columbus never found out what he had discovered, and died thinking he had found a route

turning point for the world. It opened up a whole new way of life and living for people. It taught people that there was more to the world than their hometown, country or even continent. With this came some negative effects on certain groups of people. Many contributing factors came together to make this era and “New World.” The choices of explorers, the people who already occupied the land and the motives that filled each person who came over seas contributed to creating this New World. As well as that

a more profitable root to the East Indies. This was Christopher Columbus’s original mission before he stepped out of his boat on to the New World. His action kick started a great exchange of diseases, animals, and crops, otherwise known as the Columbian Exchange. This exchange did cause many deaths, but it was inevitable and benefited the New World and Old World with bountiful amounts of animals and crops that made life easier for everyone.     Many Native American’s died due to diseases, but the

this poem, and so Whitman asserts that ‘You are also asking my questions…,/I answer that I cannot answer, you must find out for yourself’ (NAofAL, p.1352). America is a new space for individuals and groups alike to forge their own lives, free from the burdensome shackles of the Old World. In presenting America as a fundamentally new space for the development of what William Carlos Williams described as ‘a rebel viewpoint, an American viewpoint’ , it becomes clear that Whitman’s song is one of projection

Columbus As many Americans remember the holiday we all know as Columbus Day, we remember the man who discovered America , a man who many people honor and whose name is Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was one of the greatest sailors who documented his voyage to the americas.In his document Columbus writes about the indigenous people he encountered in the Caribbean. Columbus explains the obstacles he faced before embarking on this mission, and talks about his supporters which were the