Early America Flashcards
(10 cards)
What was the Columbian Exchange?
trading of plants, animals, ideas, diseases with old world and new world
What was the impact of the Columbian exchange on the Native population?
The rapid decrease in the Native American population because of disease
What was the impact on European economics? What form of economy did this drive?
Feudalism to Capitalism
What was the relationship between Spanish explorers and natives in south America?
Exploitation, forced labor, and conquest
Were Spanish overall successful in gaining economic and political power over natives?
Yes, they established colonies and ruled over native populations
what did European disease lead to among the native population?
Widespread death and population collapse
What did epidemics do to native workers?
Drastically reduced the labor force
After the encomienda system failed, what did the Spanish become dependent on?
Slave labor
Prior to European arrival in the Americas how did disease impact the natives?
Disease had minimal impact before contact
How did infectious disease impact the African American Population?
Many died from disease on slave ships and plantations
