The Red Shoe Chapter Summary

There are both negative and positive attributes of The Columbian Exchange. It lasted during the years of expansion and discovery, but shaped the world as we know it today. This transfer had a direct impact on the cultures of North America and Europe, which introduced unfamiliar animals, diseases, and plants. The Columbian Exchange was a significant ecological event that changed the lives of people on both continents. Horses were introduced to the New World by Spanish Conquistadors.

When looking at the early twentieth-century conservation movement to help preserve the environment. Although Gifford Pinchot laid down some ground-breaking work for environment protection in the early twentieth century, Gifford had good intentions for protecting the environment. His policies he put into practice helped protect the environment for industry and entrepreneurs. Well into the twentieth century American was well into expending westwards with the idea of manifest density. This was both good and bad for the American people and the economy because this meant that resources from across American could be more easily harvested and brought back to the factories and use for industry.

K’ang-hsi possessed great skill in hunting, which lead to his extraordinary military rule. Emperor K’ang-hsi believed hunting is training for war, a test of discipline and organization. K’ang-hsi used a strict, traditional military system. He was very grateful for what innovations the Jesuits offered his military. Our knowledge of the sciences helped with the advancement of guns and cannons, among other things.

The invasion of the "New World" by European explorers was a significant event which brought on many consequences. The Europeans, who has been isolated for around a thousand years, were eager to explore this new territory, and impose its beliefs upon the natives. The Exploration and colonization of the New World by Europeans impacted the native peoples in both a positive and negative way. The Spanish introduction of many new trades, as well as agricultural techniques helped the Natives grow society and provided a new source of income. However, the introduction of many foreign diseases, and the violent push to convert people to Christianity greatly outweighed the positive effects of the colonization of the new world.

The Age of Exploration is what causes Americans to now celebrate Columbus Day. The Age of Exploration inspired Christopher Columbus to sail west to find the Northwest Passage and wealth. Although it is believed that Columbus was not the first to make it to the New World his discovery caused massive change. The Age of Exploration sparked by the desire of more successful trade routes and goods set off the momentous, Colombian Exchange which led to the spread of disease and swop of animals as well as crops. The Age of Exploration was initiated by the Europeans because of their desire for luxury goods from Asia and a faster way of getting them.

France and Britain were the main  conquer in African colonies, because there conqueror of land in Africa. Founded in document D African colonies and their exports. Economic factors were more of a driving force behind imperialism since the imperialists were in search of  natural resources for improving technology and their national pride. The Europeans went to Africa because of their many resources and their quantities of gold, fur, and yarn all superior resources for the Europeans. Africa had dealt with  European

The North American Free Trade Agreement has provided many benefits for North America. Because of NAFTA, trade, jobs, and economic growth have greatly increased between Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Along with these advantages many drawbacks can be found. One of the major issues concerning NAFTA is the agricultural competition between the United States and Mexico. NAFTA needs to address the conflicts that Mexican farmers are facing because a large portion of Mexican farmers are losing their jobs, making sacrifices, and stressing their lands causing environmental problems.

The Spanish and English were relatively successful in the New World in that the trade economy grew, travel allowed for expansion, and new ideas were spread throughout the globe. However, along with the spread of new ideas came the spread of diseases, expansion resulted in the destruction of numerous cultures and the growth of the trade economy was disastrous for natives. The successes in the New World were extremely beneficial to both the English and the Spanish. The Spanish conquering of the Aztec Empire in 1521 inspired a chain of events, and they were able to take Aztec gold and land which helped the Spanish expand their country and economy. Similarly, the creation in colonies in North America by England resulted in wealth from crops such

Natives in New France were essential for the fur trading business since they were excellent guides. As a result of the fur trade, trading posts were created which caused the creation of permanent settlements, along the St. Lawrence River. Due to the fur trade, this allowed for an exchange of commodities to occur as well as religion and culture. With the introduction of goods and a blasting economy many saw British North America as a great opportunity to create wealth. However, most indentured servants that arrived in Virginia realized that obtaining wealth was a hard thing to accomplish.

From 1550 to 1700, the Columbian Exchange affected both Europe’s economy and population. Travelers brought a variety of animals, plants, and diseases back to Europe from the New World. These imports had both positive and negative effects. The European population benefitted from the variety of healthy vegetables, like corn and potatoes. The healthier eating habits led to a growth in the population.