The Columbian Exchange Key Concept 1.2 The Columbian Exchange

European overseas expansion in the Columbian Exchange, a series of interactions and adaptations among societies across the Atlantic. The arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere during the 15th and 16th centuries triggered extensive demographic and social changes on both sides of the Atlantic European expansion into the Western Hemisphere caused intense social, religious, political, and economic competition in Europe and the promotion of empire building Key Concept 1.2

Europeans came to the Americas in search for a sea route to India, China, and the East Indies Islands In October 1492, Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola and Cuba Amerigo Vespucci’s voyage shows the this is a new continent Arrival of Europeans

European diseases killed almost 90 percent of the original native population The effects of disease were one-sided, affecting mostly natives Why? Disease

Spaniards are granted land from the monarchy along with native that must pay tribute In return, the Spaniards would convert the natives to Christianity Essentially slavery by another name Encomienda

Exchange of Goods To the New Worlds To the Old World Cows Carrots Pigs Smallpox Horses Yellow fever Wheat Malaria Sugarcane Cholera Apples Cabbage Citrus Corn Tomatoes Potatoes Rice Tobacco Syphilis Beans Peppers Manioc Pumpkin Squash Exchange of Goods

Spanish Explorers Conquistadors Actions Vasco Balboa Ferdinand Magellan Ponce de Leon Hernando Cortez Francisco Pizarro Francisco Coronado Finds Pacific Ocean Circumnavigates the globe Names Florida Conquers Aztecs in Mexico Conquers Incans in Peru Finds Pueblo Indians while looking for El Dorado Spanish Explorers

Effects of the Exchange The population of Europe grows rapidly from the introduction of new foods These leads to a shift to capitalism Joint-stock companies The sextant Effects of the Exchange

Sources Kaplan 2015 APUSH Review Book The American Pageant 15th Edition Period 1 from apushreveiw.com The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Sources