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    colonist. The European conquest and expedition of the New World following the transatlantic voyage of Christopher Columbus brought disease and quick death to many of the native tribes in the Americas. Smallpox and other diseases alone killed off more than 90 percent of these natives before 1650. However, not all was negative in the face of European colonization. Various crops and livestock were brought from the Old World to develop in the New World, and vice versa. If it was not for this “Columbian

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    East Side of New York City. Throughout the film, we see the challenges the Jewish immigrant characters endure when their “Old World” traditions, practices, and ideas were juxtaposed with the “New World,” American values. Thus, Hester Street highly endorses the characters’ acceptance with assimilating to American values. Furthermore, the film also showcases the resistance and complications to assimilation as some characters try to maintain their culture. As Jewish immigrants settled in New York, some

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    Columbian Exchange BBQ The Columbian Exchange was a major milestone in the diffusion of the New and Old World. In 1492, Columbus arrived in the Bahamas(2), where he first came in contact with Native Americans. There, both exchanged their cultures such as crops, animals, metals, and germs, hence the name, Colombian Exchange. This has brought about both positive and negative effects. While some negative impacts are exemplified by the near-genocide of Amerindians, the demerits are outweighed by the

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    Before the arrivals of the Europeans, the Powhatan Indians were a tribe that lived on the coastal parts of Virginia. Their native language was Algonquian, which was used by various tribes along the east coast. The Powhatan tribe had an interesting culture compared to the Europeans. They were a powerful tribe at the time and had control most areas of what is now today Virginia. They were called the Powhatan Confederacy which was a league with over 30 Algonquian speaking tribes. It took one man named

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    meals crops, and populations between the new world and the old world. The Colombian trade greatly influences nearly each society. It induced each voluntary and forced migration of tens of millions of human beings. The old world—by which we suggest now not just Europe, but the complete eastern Hemisphere gained from the Columbian exchange in a number of ways. Discoveries of latest resources of metals are possibly the fine known. However the old world gained new staple vegetation in addition which includes

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    Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, human populations, diseases, cultures, and ideas throughout the world. The new worlds that had been discovered were a part of this Columbian Exchange, and were exposed to many new and foreign goods as well as people. The Americas, or New World, were faced with harsh treatment from Columbus and his crew, along with the rampant spread of new diseases that took a large toll on the Native populations. The Indies were also subject to these same factors. So

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    Trade is very important part of a countries economy. For example, the New World brought many new economic opportunities to the countries willing to explore and conquer. With Portugal and Spain’s explorations to the new world, inspired the world to explore in search of riches. The Spanish and Portuguese sailed across the Atlantic, Indian, and the Pacific Ocean. The English, French, and Dutch would follow in footsteps of the Spanish and Portuguese in the sixteenth century. By 1500, many discoveries

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    contributed are turkey, squash, and potatoes. Examples of products that Europe contributed are horses, sugar, and smallpox. Columbian exchange was a huge impact on our modern day world because it changed war and hunting, it introduced new ingredients to different parts of the world, it welcomed new diseases to different parts of the world and the beginning of worldwide trade set the tone for other countries. The first reason the Columbian Exchange affected the formation of the modern

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    Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, human populations, diseases, cultures, and ideas throughout the world. The new worlds that had been discovered were a part of this Columbian Exchange, and were exposed to many new and foreign goods as well as people. The Americas, or New World, were faced with harsh treatment from Columbus and his crew, along with the rampant spread of new diseases that took a large toll on the Native populations. The Indies were also subject to these same factors. So

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    competing European nations for colonies around the world following the exploits of Christopher Columbus? What were the cultural and economic impacts of American indigenous populations on Europe and vice versa? Step 1: Analyze the resource by following the instructions in the left column. 1.“When Worlds Collide” PBS Video Take Notes on Important or Interesting ideas from the video. Cultures merged when the old world settlers arrived in the new world. The idea that the indigenous settlers were fetle

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