Along with these new crops and animals, Christopher Columbus brought diseases with him that the natives were not immune to. This resulted in many dying from these illnesses. The Natives, which had been an isolated population for centuries lacked immunity to the sicknesses and subsequently suffered the consequences of Columbus’ visit. Fevers, smallpox, and measles were proved to be deadly and wiped out tribes at a time. In return, the Europeans fell to the New World disease of syphilis.
With the arrival of Spanish colonies in the Americas in 1492 following the first voyage by Christopher Columbus, a worldwide exchange of plants, animals and pathogens took place between Europe, Africa and Asia that significantly impacted of all civilizations. This involved introducing foreign products that largely affected the livelihood of the receiving country, whether it being new foods brought in to resolve nationwide problems of famine or starvation, or the crippling population decline of the Native Americas through exposure of disease brought over by the Europeans. Having no previous contact with Europeans and therefore no natural immunity, new diseases such as smallpox and measles, an outbreak infected the Natives that quickly wiped out much of the population, most notably were the indigenous population of the Caribbean Islands who were almost driven to existence due to the epidemic alone. By 1540, it was recorded that up to 90 percent of the entire population succumbed to what was described as a plague that would last from weeks to months before spreading to a different area, effectively the most devastating death toll even compared to the following wars led by the Spaniards. The amount of death did not stop the Spaniards from taking advantage of the fertile land for the crops and livestock they brought over.
|Name: |Date: | Graded Assignment Consequences of the Columbian Exchange (50 points) When Europeans began colonizing new lands, they brought with them plants, animals, and other goods that did not exist in the New World, and they took back with them things that did not exist in Europe, Africa, or Asia. This exchange among continents altered diets, farming patterns, and even the economic organization of some countries. The consequences of this global transfer, called the Columbian Exchange, were far reaching. Step 1: Read over the following scenarios that resulted in the Columbian Exchange and think about the unintended consequences in each. • Some European sailors have smallpox.
Melissa Mohammed Period 2 Comparison & Contrast: Trans-Atlantic & Indian Ocean Basin Trade During the colonization of the Americas the Trans-Atlantic and Indian Ocean basin were both used as a trading system for commerce exchange. The effect trading had on the indigenous people had been different and what was traded among the systems was also dissimilar. However, both the Trans-Atlantic and Indian Ocean basin had European involvement. Both trading routes had exposure to many diseases, but the effects devastated the Trans-Atlantic in a tremendous way. Eventually, Europeans dominated both trading systems allowing them to run the waters.
He lost the Netherlands and lands in Germany. 2) What role did the Columbian exchange play in the formation of the Atlantic World? The Columbian Exchange was a widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations (including slaves), communicable disease, and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492. contact between the two areas circulated a wide variety of new crops and livestock which supported increases in population in both hemispheres. Explorers returned to Europe with maize, potatoes, and tomatoes, which became very important crops in Europe by the 18th century. Similarly, Europeans introduced manioc and peanut to tropical Asia and West Africa, where they flourished and supported growth in populations on soils that otherwise would not produce large yields.
“Fourteen ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Changes and continuities occurred from 1492-1750 in the Americas, Africa, and Western Europe due to social and economic transformations in slave trade, disease, and the Columbian exchange. The British, European people, and even the conquistadors brought over many decapitating diseases caused a major social change in the Americas. These diseases pummeled the population not only the colonists but also the Native Americans. The Native Americans made up the majority of the population affected by the transmitters; furthermore, they also made up the largest percentage in the mortality rate because they weren’t immune to the diseases. Moreover, these diseases’ transmitters varied from human
What Drove the Sugar Trade? Sugar has been in use since about 9000 years and has spread throughout the world but it wasn’t until Christopher Columbus in 1493 introduced sugar cane to the Caribbean Islands that the sugar industry boomed. The main components that drove the sugar trade were the rising consumer demand and capital it produced. Before the fifteenth century many Europeans had no idea what sugar was and how significant it would become over the next few centuries. Sugar was used as a sweetener in other imports such as chocolate, coffee, and tea.
When Columbus stumbled upon the “New World” in 1492, he unwittingly initiated one of the most profound transformations in world history; a transformation that continues to shape the world in which we live today. The conquest of the Americas is known to being a brutal and vicious tragedy. While the newcomers cherished their new findings of spices, sugar, tobacco, coffee, gold, forest and fertile lands, the indigenous people were attacked with diseases, humiliation, destruction of culture and living conditions, and mass death. Since the conquest, historians have puzzled over one question in particular. How did so few Spanish manage to conquer such huge territories and the population taking up those lands?
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a well-known root crop which derives its origin from South and Central America and was introduced into Africa in the 16th century (FAO, 2005). Cassava is one of the important staples that is grown throughout the tropics and consumed by almost every household and is often intercropped with other crops (Bassey et al. 2014). The crop can easily adapt to climate and soil conditions, hence its ability to grow and be available all year round. This feature gives it superior advantage over other tuber crops like yams, cocoyam and potato.
Dwellings that housed workers were subdivided to accommodate many people which meant families were forced to share one room, poorly built tenements housed the poorest, these had no sewers, running water or sanitation and were damp and dirty. Due to the cramped living conditions diseases were easily spread, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, smallpox and cholera were the most dangerous. In 1832 an outbreak of Cholera reportedly killed 6536 people in London alone (Halliday (1999) pg 124). The government at