Political, Economical, and Societal changes The Age of Exploration Political, Economical, and Societal changes

Transfer of Ideas and “Stuff” Do you like PIZZA SPAGHETTI CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM WHITE BREAD OATMEAL or PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES? All of these things require ingredients that are native to countries all over the World.

Columbian Exchange The transfer of goods and ideas from one continent to the other Explorers opened the door to new nutrition and new ways of life

Transferred Foods Old World (Europe) Rice Wheat Barley Sugarcane Bananas Melons Olives Daisies Kentucky Bluegrass Dandelions Oats The Americas

Transfer Continues New World Goods Corn Potatoes Beans Tobacco Peanuts Squash Cacao Chicle (gum) Pineapple Avocadoes Tomatoes Peppers To Old World: Europe

New Livestock and Pets New World Livestock and Pets hopped on ships and sailed to Old Europe Llamas Guinea Pigs Fowl TURKEY And of course:

Horses Cattle Pigs Sheep Chickens Donkeys and Goats! Livestock and Pets brought over to the New World by explorers and other settlers

Benefits of New Foods: Healthier and more diverse diets in both New and Old Worlds Rise in a permanent farm class rises in both North and South America Some crops grew better in their new lands

The Economic Side of the Columbian Exchange Mercantilism emerges as the preferred trade system of the day An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought Colonization Boom: colonize new lands to get raw materials for free (or at least cheaply)

The DARK side of the Columbian Exchange Food, animals, and unwanted poor people were not the only thing transferred from nation to nation…..

Bad things Come on Ships Smallpox and Typhus kills thousands of Native Americans Native Americans spread syphilis to European Traders, settlers, explorers

The Triangle Trade Route

How it works… America Raw Materials: Europe Manufactured Goods: lumber, molasses, coal, indigo Europe Manufactured Goods: boats, rum, cloth, gun powder Africa Slaves to America sends to sends to sends

Triangle Trade Route cont… While the triangle trade was not Completely bad or centered around slavery, it did facilitate the transfer of Africans to the Americas for the purpose of involuntary servitude

Middle Passage Africans were overloaded onto Slave Ships and sent from Africa to the Caribbean and Brazil

Why Africans? Why not Native Americans? Geography: Africa is within close proximity to Europe and its trade routes Native Americans knew too much about Americas and were quick to get away

Circumstance: Native Americans died from illnesses brought by Europeans at an alarming rate Africans had been exposed to European diseases and were immune to number one killer- Malaria

African slaves came across the Atlantic Ocean to a trading/ holding post in the Caribbean Slaves were either purchased or sent to the North American market

Holding Place for Slaves awaiting transport to North America…