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Colombian Exchange - Europe and New World

A
  • Animals such as swine, cattle and horses came from Europe to the New World
  • Plants such as tobacco, maize, and beans left the New World bound for Europe
  • Sugar Cane (grown in New World)
    • Shipped to Europe at high costs
2
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Unwanted exchange - Europe and New World

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    • Smallpox - to the Americas
    • Yellow Fever - to the Americas
    • Malaria - to the Americas
    • Syphilis - to Europe
3
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remember this…

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from 1492 (Columbus) to 1592, 90% of the Native American population died in the exchange of disease

4
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What are some negative effects that sugar cane had on the New World and Europe?

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As the market for sugar cane grew, the use of slavery and indentured servitude grew

5
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Which disease was exchanged from the Natives to the Europeans?

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Syphilis

6
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Which diseases came from Europe to the new world

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small pox and malaria

7
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Which of the following is the biggest part of the Columbian exchange, going from the New World to Europe

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different types of food including sugar cane

8
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What percentage of Natives had been killed off due to disease?

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90%

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