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The Columbian Exchange Article

The Columbian Exchange Article. Mr. Young U.S. History. Christopher Columbus video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My8Vd-NZ8Qo Mini Biography (3 min). Christopher Columbus. October 1451-May 20, 1506 Born in Republic of Genoa (Italy) but sailed for Spain

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The Columbian Exchange Article

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  1. The Columbian Exchange Article Mr. Young U.S. History

  2. Christopher Columbus video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My8Vd-NZ8Qo Mini Biography (3 min)

  3. Christopher Columbus • October 1451-May 20, 1506 • Born in Republic of Genoa (Italy) but sailed for Spain • In 1492, Columbus set sail for the New World, finding present day Bahamas • Voyages opened up the new world to European colonization

  4. Introduction to Columbian Exchange Article • New World was a source of gold and silver, human labor, timber, fertile lands, new plants, and new converts to Christianity • Spain was a major player early on (2 million square kilometers)

  5. Travel from Spain to the New World Start at port of Gualalquivir Then stop for supplies at Matinique, Dominica, or Guadeloupe Next is Havana and Veracruz Great voyage-10 days to Canaries, 40 days to West Indies, extra 10 to mainland (60 days=2 months) Usually between 2-6 months

  6. Numbers of Migrants by Spain • 1500’s- 250,000 • 1600’s- 450,000 • 1700’s- 50,000 • 300 year total- 800,000

  7. Who traveled to the New World Younger Spanish men who were capable of doing work and having kids (foreigners usually not accepted) People with certain skills (missionaries, soldiers, technicians) Very few women

  8. What came with them? • Europeans brought: • Biological cargo: • Domesticated animals • Vermin (rats and insects) • Bacteria and diseases • What they got: • Biological cargo: • Different diseases • Cultivated plants (corn and potatoes) • Gold, silver, tobacco

  9. Columbian Exchange Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsMGICONtb8 Effects of European Colonization (8 min)

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