American History I Online Impacts of the Columbian Exchange When studying the various cultural influences from other countries, certain elements brought from one country into another can significantly impact the country’s culture and lifestyle. The New World was heavily influenced by certain elements form Europe and Africa while Europe was heavily influenced by certain elements from The New World. When the Europeans returned home, they brought home new crops which had a huge impact on their diets. While the rich had “meat heavy” diets, “the poor were relegated to mainly vegetables (Shelton, The Columbian Exchange). However, Europe’s vegetables were becoming scarce. People were becoming malnourished from the lack of vegetables. New crops from …show more content…
Sugar was considered a luxury in Europe because it “only flourished in hot, humid regions where temperatures remained above 80 degrees Fahrenheit and where rain fell steadily or farmers had ample irrigation” (Smithsonianmag). Sugar was such a divine treat that “a medieval burgher could only afford to consume one teaspoon of the sweet granules per year” (Smithsonianmag). It was discovered by Spain that sugar flourished well in Central America. Sugar-mills were created on the islands of Central America because it required “a tremendous amount of work” (Shelton, The Columbian Exchange). The natives were “forced to work on the sugar islands” until African slaves were brought over to work. Sugar was a “huge money maker” because it had such a high demand in Europe (Shelton, The Columbian Exchange). “The birth of the sugar industry“ and “a global trade” had a huge impact on The New World (Smithsonianmag). Before horses, the natives of The New World had to walk by foot and carry their possessions. At first, the natives were frightened when “the saw men riding on horseback” (Shelton, The Columbian Exchange). However, the natives eventually “learned to ride and raise horses themselves” (Learn NC). In Northern America, horses impacted the life of the natives in the Great Plains. This permitted natives “to hunt the buffalo …show more content…
Catholicism had a major impact on The New World. Majority of the natives were originally polytheistic until the Spaniards came to The New World “to spread the Christian religion” (The Unfinished Nation 11). Eventually Catholicism “ultimately extended throughout South and Central America and Mexico” (The Unfinished Nation 11). Spain “demeaned the Native tribal customs and cultures that were out there” and commanded that the natives must speak “the Spanish language and follow the Catholic religion” (Shelton, The Columbian Exchange). However, Catholicism in The New World “developed to be different than that practiced in Europe” (Shmoop). The native religions mixed “with strict Catholic teachings to create a hybrid religion that incorporated native religion into a larger frame of Catholicism” (Shmoop). This is the reason for cults like “the Virgin of Guadalupe” (Shmoop). The Virgin of Guadalupe has been worshipped by many natives except natives of Europe, who still follow the European Catholic
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of goods animals and plants from one country to another. The Columbian Exchange had many impacts. Some of them can still be seen today. One example is introduction of new species. Another is the slave trade that happened.
The Columbian Exchange was a significant event in world history that had a profound impact on the environment and societies of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. It was tied into the readings by briefly beginning up the Columbian exchange and what a major event it was. The Columbian Exchange brought both positive and negative consequences for the societies involved. The introduction of new crops such as wheat and sugar allowed for increased food production and larger populations in the Americas. The arrival of animals such as cows and horses also had a significant impact on the economies and societies of Mexico and Chile, providing new sources of food and labor.
The first way the Columbian exchange negatively affected the peoples in the Americas is the
The Columbian Exchange was a period of exchange between the Old and New World. While it led to the introduction of new crops, animals, and ideas, it had a negative impact on the indigenous populations of the Americas, exposing them to new diseases causing depopulation, and emergence of slavery. Despite the negative impact of the Columbian Exchange from 1500 to 1750 C.E, it left a profound impact on the Americas by migrations, introduction of new crops and animals, and new ideas consequently on the diversity and advancement of America. The Columbian Exchange had a significant negative impact on the indigenous populations of the Americas as they were exposed to new diseases brought over by Europeans that they lacked immunity to and it also
The exchange, which lasted throughout the years of discovery and expansion, began after Columbus discovered America in 1492. The Columbian exchanged altered both of these cultures in a plethora of ways. This event had a massive effect on both Native American and Europeans, with a few examples being the improvement of agricultural products, increased mortality rates and education, advancement of ware, etc. This
Rajiv Goswami The increasing commodification of sugar from the 1500s onward has had lasting implications in both the New and Old Worlds. In Sweetness and Power by Sidney W. Mintz, the anthropological interpretation of the evolution of the sugar industry highlights how Europe transitioned from mercantilism to capitalism, agriculture to industry, class changes, and an overall increase in the quality of life. The Caribbean colonies saw an influx of African slaves and Europeans, with the former transforming the islands from backwaters into ultra- profitable cash crop centers, exacerbating the slave trade while increasing returns on investments for their European financiers. While Europe saw sugar as factor in bridging class differences, African
The Columbian exchange was a sort of bridge between two very different cultures and, as Alfred W. Crosby said, it was very hard to find any crops that the two civilizations (the Old World and the New World, so to speak) shared. Horses, wheat, pigs, sugar cane, rice, and grape vines -- along with many other things -- could only be found in the Old World. Likewise, corn, sweet potatoes, alpaca, peanuts, and tobacco were all from the New World. Some of these things, wheat, rice, and corn in particular, are staples nowadays and we would be in trouble if something happened to one of those things. As Crosby said, “[Wheat] is one of Europe’s greatest gifts to the Americas”.
On any sizeable sugar plantation expensive goods and equipment were necessary if it was to produce effectively and therefore it was a substantial investment (Doc 6). Peter Macinnis refers to this need for considerable investment as the first curse of sugar; due to the fact that establishing a sugar plantation was an expensive endeavor only families that already had the means were able to do so (Doc 7). Without slaves the sugar industry would have failed, almost every aspect of the process of manufacturing sugar was done by slaves, as the demand rose so did the number of slaves, but there was a high price to pay if one was to acquire the amount of slaves necessary on a large plantation (Doc
During the late 1400s and the early 1500s, European expeditioners began to explore the New World. Native Americans, who were living in America originally, were much different than the Europeans arriving at the New World; they had a different culture, diet, and religion. Eventually, both the Native Americans and the European colonists exchanged different aspects of their life. For example, Native Americans gave the Europeans corn, and the Europeans in return gave them modern weapons, such as various types of guns. This type of trade was called “the Columbian Exchange.”
Soon after, southeastern colonies started planting sugarcane, too. It became one of the largest cash crops in history. (G, Johnson) Biological changes happened unintentionally through the Columbus Exchange. The Old World brought invasive plant and animal species into the New World. The native species had no natural predators.
One effect of the Columbian Exchange was the indigenous people
As the conquistadors came to the New World they encountered the many different clusters of native peoples such as the Maya, Inca, and the Aztec native groups. After and during the conquering of these native peoples, the Spaniards brought colonists as well as representatives of the Catholic Church to the New World. The Catholic Church played a large part in the conquering of the new world by driving their way into the native world and converting the indigenous people as well as weakening the resistance making it easier for the Spanish to take rule and maintain their rule for three hundred years. The Catholic Church played a large role in the ruling of the native’s homeland. One of the first contributions they made to the ruling of
The Columbian Exchange impacted almost every civilization in the world bringing fatal diseases that depopulated many cultures. However a wide variety of new crops
Over the years from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, slaves were not only transported to just the United States, but to all around the world. They were sold and traded to many different countries which meant that their cultures went with them. As they would grow and multiply in an area, they would repopulate in others. Forced labor migrations contributed to globalization because when slaves of different ethnicities were shipped to other parts of the world, they took their culture and history with them. When the term “Slave trade” is used, it has a negative meaning and usually a negative context behind it, but by seeing what the slave trade actually did for not only America, but for the world, the meaning behind it can be viewed from another angle.
The new world brought new kind of food and products to the old world. However, there was negative impact of starting slavery. 3. The author defends his/her thesis by providing