Spanish sailors unloaded various European goods in the New World. interaction between the “Old World” (Europe) and “New World” (Americas).  Columbian Exchange refers to the interaction between the “Old World” (Europe) and “New World” (Americas).  Products going from the Americas to Europe included turkeys, pumpkins, corn, tomatoes, peanuts, tobacco, and other goods.  Products going from Europe to the Americas were livestock (including the first horses), grapes, sugar cane, honey bees, and citrus fruits.  Europeans also brought diseases including smallpox, malaria, and measles, which wiped out thousands of Native Americans. Within 50 years of Columbus’s landing, only one in 10 Native Americans still survived. The “Columbian Exchange”

Reciprocal impact from early European contact with indigenous peoples (Natives) religious economic social food government

Religious Impact Christianity –m–making Natives become Christian Missions –s–set up churches

Economic Impact land disputes –who gets what land trade –alcohol for farming techniques

Social Impact spread of disease partnerships –Europeans and Natives making deals; becoming “friends” –marriages

Food Agriculture techniques hunting

EUROPE RECEIVED COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE AMERICAS RECEIVED FOOD CORN, WHITE POTATOES TOMATOES TOBACCO CORN, WHITE POTATOES, PUMPKINS, TOMATOES, CACAO, STRAWBERRIES, QUININE, TOBACCO FOOD SUGAR, WHEAT, RICE, CITRUS FRUITS, TEA, COFFEE SUGAR, WHEAT, RICE, CITRUS FRUITS, TEA, COFFEE, BANANAS, OKRA, BARLEY, OATS, WINE GRAPES ANIMALS TURKEYS, GUINEA PIGS, RATTLESNAKES, BUFFALO, RACCOONS ANIMALS HORSES, CHICKENS, PIGS, COWS, GOATS, SHEEP, RATS, OXEN DISEASESSYPHILIS SMALLPOX, MEASLES, INFLUENZA RELIGIONCHRISTIANITY WEAPONS AND TOOLS GUNS AND IRON TOOLS

 Prior to European arrival it is estimated that as many as 50 million people lived in the Americas  Although smallpox, measles, and influenza were widespread throughout Europe, the disease had never infested North and South America  Native Americans had no immunity to these new diseases  It is believed that as many as 90 percent of the population was wiped out within 75 years of contact  Although there were many instances where Native Americans resisted European colonization, disease contributed greatly to European dominance Disease played a major role in the colonizer’s success

Native Practices & their Impact on U.S. Govt. Native American Governments: –Iroquois Confederacy – 5 Native American Nations united to form one “country” (N.E. part of U.S.) –Democratic Influence – Iroquois Confederacy inspired Ben Franklin & Thomas Jefferson when writing the Constitution –Matriarchal Leadership – females are the leaders

Iroquois Confederacy