The Europeans introduced the Americas to crops of wheat, barley, rice, and turnips, although these crops had little effect on the new world. When the Europeans introduced the Americas crops of white potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and manioc to the old world; they experienced improved nutritional value diets, increase caloric intake, and population growth. The white potato and maize had the most dramatic effect on the old world; Southern Africa adopted maize as a staple and began to harvest it; helping to format trading posts there. The white potato began to thrive in Europe having the most significant effect on Ireland where it promoted a rapid population increase. Ireland became so dependent on the white potato that when a potato blight raved the crops, Ireland experienced widespread famine.
The Europeans introduced a deadly wave of small pox and the measles, where slaves from Africa were brought over to grow and harvest sugar cane. These factors resulted in cultural and biological changes to the Americas. These transformations that took place between the Old World and the New is named the Columbian Exchange by historians. The Columbian Exchange resulted in the introduction of rice, wheat, oats, barley, and sugar cane to the New World. Horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and chickens were some of the animals that were brought as well.
The natives had introduced foods such as maize, potatoes, cocoa, peanuts, tomatoes, pineapples, and chili peppers. Christopher Columbus created the exchange of foods and such from the New World to the Old World. When Columbus discovered the New World, it started many things such as The Colombian Exchange. It also started bad things such as slavery, war, and destruction of Native Cultures. When the Columbus Exchange was created, Christopher Columbus tried to make the Native Americans slaves.
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.
All of these houses on this one large piece of land help advance the sugar trade by the production of sugar all being done in one place. Land and climate drove the sugar trade by having great geography, weather, location, and temperature. Consumer demand was another main component of advancing the sugar trade. In Document 4, the author Sidney W. Mintz stated, “…all contain stimulants and can be properly classified as drugs (together with tobacco and rum, though clearly different both in effects and addictiveness).” In this quote, the author is referring to tea, coffee, and
Nevertheless, if we studied the American industry, we would find that there is one basic ingredient that seems to be in just about everything: - corn. Our food industry here in America is strongly based on corn, and as the author points out, it is used in countless forms, from being fed to livestock, to being used in processed items such as yogurt or beer. Mr. Pollan also explains just how corn came to govern the American markets and industrial food chain due to a number of factors. He also pays a visit to George Naylor’s farm in
Pollan outlines the history of four crops-- apples, tulips, marijuana and potatoes. He discusses how humans have influenced their evolution and how crops have influenced our cultures. He recounts real stories, rather than myths, about such characters as “Johnny Appleseed,” an eccentric loner who helped colonize various apple crops across a new America. As a result, we do not have as many varieties of apples as once existed, and the ones we have are less resistant to pests. Pollan, Michael.
Filburn in 1942. This was a landmark case because it was based upon an American citizen who was producing a crop (wheat) for his own consumption for animals on his farm. Based on the New Deal, issued by President Franklin D Roosevelt, the Agricultural Act of 1938 was produced. This act provided increased Federal control on crop production as well as other things to stabilize the farming industry and crop prices. There were quotas set for crop production to stabilize crop prices, as a result of the legislation of the Agricultural Act.
|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.
Brought sugar, different kinds of grains, and fruits B. How the discovery of the New World had a significant impact on the European diet 1. Spaniards brought important products 2. Potatoes,tomatoes,beans, and maize back to Europe C. Negative aspect of the European discovery 1. Became huge historical debate focusing on the role of the conquerors 2.