The Columbian Exchange was a widespread transfer of animals (livestock), plants, culture, technology, ideas, human populations (slaves as well), and microbes between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Columbia Exchange started occurring right after Christopher Columbus’ voyage in 1492. With the Americas opened to the world, there were many effects on everyone involved in trade both in a positive and negative way. One of the biggest problems with the Columbian Exchange was that everyone
World were transformed. The transformation of the New World, which consisted of the Americas, and the Old World that included Europe, Asia, and Africa, resulted from the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas. Christopher Columbus brought upon this process of exchange, which would come to be known as the “Columbian Exchange”, during the Renaissance period of Europe. Although his original objective, which was to the reach the East Indies, was never achieved, his discovery of the Americas became
one day a year for reflection on their positive impact on our world. These figures also possess positive characteristics, enough so to be the role models of so many young children. Christopher Columbus was a greedy man, who didn’t care about the effects that his blind ambition had on others. Yet, we still celebrate him an equal amount as the formerly mentioned American heros. Highland Park High School should not celebrate Christopher Columbus day because his personal characteristics are unworthy
The Age of Exploration, that started in the 15th century and lasted until the 17th century, brought lots of trade and technology to the New World and the Old World. More specifically, the Columbian exchange brought rare resources across the Atlantic, like tobacco, cotton, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and livestock and sugar. Cotton was one of the most important resources both to the Americans and the Europeans. Cotton grows in climates that are warm and have long sunny periods so it was mainly
Christopher Columbus, someone who everyone learns about in middle school as the man who sailed the ocean blue in 1492. He was a very significant figure in exploration, encountering, and exchange but specifically exploration. Christopher Columbus was a major figure in exploration because he devoted his life to exploration, sparked a new interest in exploring the Americas, and transformed the New World. Ever since Christopher Columbus was a young boy he was interested in exploring. When he was younger