Impact On The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange started after Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” in 1942 of a New World. This discovery lent to the entire Western world to gain and to grow with years of expansion and discovery. The Columbian Exchange was a worldwide phenomenon that transfer plants, animals, technology, ideas and specially culture from Europe to America and vice versa. This exchange will

The Columbian Exchange brought diseases in the two countries and was also the forerunner for eliminating Native Americans in North America, but Europe acquired new ways to develop their economy further than what it already was. This discovery was what led to Europe's powers early on in the 1400’s. Europe's discoveries led to the modernization of cultures along with great societies such as the New World, which became the country it is today.

When you are sitting in a fancy restaurant in Texas, tasting a delicious steak with a nice cup of coffee, do you know that before 1492, American people don’t even know what is beef and coffee. Nowadays, people’s diet is abundant. People in every part of the world can taste the food originated in other side of the world. This is due to one of the most significant ecological events in human history called the Columbian Exchange. According to Nunn Nathan and Qian Nancy, “the Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases, ideas, food crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492” (Nathan and Nancy, 2010). It was so spectacular that has left both positive and negative impacts in each side of the world.

The Columbian Exchange was the movement of animals, plants, ideas, diseases, and technology across the Atlantic Ocean. The list above was traded between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The exchange cause negative and positive results in all three continents.

The Columbian Exchange is non-fiction book written by Alfred W. Crosby JR. It illustrates the important events that transpired when Columbus came to America in 1492. I initially chose this this book because I wanted to know more about Europe's effects on America, and how Columbus altered the flora and fauna of America for better and for worse. As I started to read further into the book I immediately was captivated by all the information that was hidden within the text.

The Columbian Exchange was a huge deal for Europe. Traders were going back and forth, from Europe to the New World, and back. This means that the traders were bringing new things, such as food and ideas. Food such as turkey, pumpkins, potatoes, corn, and more went from the Americas, or the New World, to the Old, or Europe. Things such as onions, bananas, livestock, and grains went from the Old to the New. However, one of the biggest downsides was that the Europeans brought diseases, such as smallpox, whooping cough, measles, and more to the New World. This ultimately destroyed the Native population, since they were not used to these diseases. The Columbian Exchange also brought along another horrible downside, the beginning of the Slave Trade,

The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, human populations, diseases, cultures, and ideas throughout the world. The new worlds that had been discovered were a part of this Columbian Exchange, and were exposed to many new and foreign goods as well as people. The Americas, or New World, were faced with harsh treatment from Columbus and his crew, along with the rampant spread of new diseases that took a large toll on the Native populations. The Indies were also subject to these same factors. So, was the Columbian exchange an overall positive event for the Americas? While not justifying the cruelty of the Portuguese and Spaniards towards the Native Americans and Indians, the belief that the Columbian

he Columbian Exchange had a very significant impact on the Americas and Europe between 1492 and 1750. This exchange gave civilizations the opportunity to not only migrate but develop and explore more of the world through trade, interactions, and discoveries. If it hadn’t been for the Columbian Exchange a lot of resources would not have been as widespread and animals wouldn’t exist as much in places as they are now.

The Columbian Exchange was highly profitable for the Spaniards, providing boundless goods and cultural influence. The Columbian Exchange can be viewed as an unmitigated success for Europe; one that truly benefitted the Spaniards, and had a highly negative experience for the Native Americans, who went into near extinction, and were forced to trade off their quality assets.

The New World was surrounded in mystery. The hope of prosperity, a new start, or a chance to solidify a legacy drove thousands to shed the “Old World” they knew. This action of embarking beyond the familiar boundaries and happening upon a land untouched by the rest of the known word was pure chance. In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the shores of Guanahauni and the world would never be the same. The effects of the Columbian Exchange are still evident in today’s geographic landscape.

The impact of the Columbian Exchange on most people in the Americas, Europe, and Africa were new diseases, a new way of life, and decreases in population due to the amount of economic decay. The Columbian Exchange was the creation of colonies in the Americas that led to the exchange of new types of food, plants, and animals. These types of exchanges (plants, animals, and food) also took place between Europe and the Americas. The Columbian Exchange originally began due to explorers who spread and collected new plants, animals, and ideas around the globe as they traveled. Due to the occurrence of the Columbian Exchange, there was a significant alteration in the ecology of most of the world.

In 1492, after Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and landed in the Americas for the first time, there was a huge exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people that interconnected the world as it is today. This exchange of goods is now known as the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange has had a massive impact on our world and is still going on today. Although disease had a huge impact on the world during the Columbian Exchange, the most important effect of the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of crops. The production of sugarcane contributed to the need for slaves, one the tragic events in United States history. Also, tobacco saved Jamestown colony in the 1700’s from failing by providing wealth for the colony.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus brought the Eastern and Western hemispheres back together and created the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, ideas, and disease between the Old and New world. Although some historians believe the Columbian Exchange was mostly positive due to the fact that it allowed European countries to flourish both politically and economically, however more evidence states the Columbian Exchange was mostly negative. The Columbian Exchange was mostly negative because of the introduction of the harmful tobacco plant, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and devastating diseases spread to both the Old and New world. One item that that arrived in the Old world that had a negative effect on Europe was the plant tobacco.

The Columbian Exchange is named after Christopher Columbus.He sailed across the ocean trying to find the new world but instead he found America’s. Coming to America’s Columbus saw goods, and food that he never seen in Europe. Astonished by it he wanted to share it with Europe. He want to continue transporting goods so he establish trade routes to the Old world. Bringing squash, sweet potatoes, avocados, peppers, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, turkeys, pumpkins, tobacco, pineapples, cocoa beans, beans, and vanilla to Europe, Africa and Asia. “European products that brought about significant changes in New World diets include wheat; meat and meat products such as milk, cheese and eggs; sugar; citrus fruits; onions;

Great job on your post! The diseases that killed off many in the New World was incredibly sad. Do you think that the lives that were taken through disease is worth having the trading system all together? Sometimes, we have to sacrifice a few for the greater good. I agree, the Columbian exchange had a huge impact on world history! Without it I do not think we would be the country we are today! Becoming a country with power was so important to help make America where it is today. Thank you for writing great answers to the questions! You had really good points!