History of the Americas

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Exploring the positive and negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange: A historical perspective

Columbian Exchange a series of interactions and adaptations among societies across the Atlantic, including plants, animals, disease, people, etc. The Columbian Exchange refers to the widespread exchange...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Impact of the Columbian Exchange: Transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia

Columbian Exchange, from _______ to ________: smallpox, livestock (pigs, cows, sheep), bees, bananas, coffee, sugar Columbian Exchange, from “Old World” to Americas The Columbian Exchange was a...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Encomienda System: A History of Labor Exploitation and its Legacy in Latin America

What was the ‘encomienda system’? In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor was used to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and other resources....

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

European Goods that Transformed Native American Life: Horses, Guns, & Iron Tools

European goods that transformed Native life (Name three) Horses – improved hunting and warfare for Natives (especially in the Great Plains and Basin), weapons and alcohol helped...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

How the Automobile and Coca-Cola Transformed European Life: An Introduction to Global Consumerism

American goods that transformed European life (list two or more) Maize, potatoes, and other crops – helped increase European population and the shift from feudalism to capitalism...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Unraveling the Justifications Used by Europeans to Subjugate Africa and Native People.

How did Europeans justify the subjugation of Africans and Natives? White racial superiority, Bible, view of groups as “savages” Europeans used various justifications to subjugate and exploit...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Three G’s of European Exploration and Conquest: Gold, Glory, and God

European exploration and conquest were fueled by…(Three G’s) a desire for new sources of wealth, increased power and status, and converts to Christianity. (god, glory, gold) The...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Impact of the Introduction of New Crops from the Americas on Europe

Impact in Europe of new crops from the Americas? European population growth (particularly from corn and potatoes) The introduction of new crops from the Americas to Europe...