History

Running head: A CHANGING WORLD 1

A CHANGING WORLD 5

A Changing World

Latasha Lipford

Professor Becherini

10-24-2015

A Changing World

Part I

The discovery of the Americas changed the world. It ignited the globalization of animals and plants.

Part II

1) Determine three major aspects that demonstrate Old and New World exchanges

a. The trade of plants. Europeans traded coffee beans, sugar cane and turnips with the New World and in turned received sweet potatoes, tomatoes and corn.

b. Disease such as small pox and measles were transmitted both ways across the Atlantic Ocean.

c. The trade of animals. Animals like horses and livestock did not exist in the new world, and turkeys were new to the old world. So they traded one for the other.

2) List five specific groups that were affected by this event. Provide two examples for each cohort describing how they were affected.

a. Indians

i. After the Revolutionary War officially ended in 1783, settlers again poured into Native American territory. This forced Native Americans to move westward.

ii. Native Americans easily became sick from European-imported illnesses. Epidemics of smallpox and measles killed many. More than half of their population died

b. Europeans

i. Improved the quality of life. Life expectancy increased; therefore they had a better quality life and started living longer.

ii. Gained wealth/improved economy. The sole purpose for the conquest to the Americas was to enhance Europeans riches. The Columbian exchange created a new route for trade that brought much wealth to the country.

c. Africans

i. Removed from their native homeland. More than 9 million Africans were captured and traded in the Trans-Atlantic trade.

ii. Forced to work free labor. Most European colonial economies in the Americas from the 16th through the 19th century were dependent on enslaved African labor for their survival.

d. Euro-Americans

i. Better life. Euro-Americans were much healthier than they were in Europe.

ii. Improved architect. European Architectural designs helped to build new homes, ranches, farms, ports and ships in the new world.

e. Asians

i. The exchange of so many varieties in crops and livestock improved the diet of Asians.

ii. The Atlantic trade allowed Asia access to steel.

3) List five (5) ways that the creation of new global trade routes affected the occupations and lifestyles of the average working American in the colonies.

a. Planted crops for cash

b. Produced lumber

c. Merchants opened for business

d. Operated small manufacturing plants.

e. They build ships

Works Cited Aikens, B. C. (1999).Columbian Exchange Revolution Page 233. Cooper, T (1979). America before Europe. New York: Simon & Schuster. Crosby, A (1986). Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900.Cambridge : Praeger Publishers