Columbian exchange

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Columbian exchange

A large scale movemnt of plants, animals, diseases and people between the americas, europe, asia, and africa. This was after the rediscovery of the americas for the first time in 10,000 years.

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Old world-new world

Cattle (Pigs, sheeps, horses) Disease (smallpox) grains (Bread) Sugar

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New world-old world

Sweet potates, tobacco, corn, beans.

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Positive effects of Columbian exchange

New animals shared, new foods spread, global trade increased

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negative effects of Columbian exchange

disease killed MANY Indigenous populations, The Spanish forced the Taino (natives of new land) to work and be slaves all while disease was wiping out their population.

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Columbus

Italian born sailor who sailed for spain and reached the americas in 1492. This began the european exploration and colonization of the americas.

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Bartolome de Las Casas

He travaled to the americas in the early 1500s, he didnt agree with the forced labor and inslavement of the native people and wrote against Europe doing it.