Columbian Exchange

To find new trade routes and resources

To escape religious persecution

To spread diseases to new lands

To discover new continents for fun

Portugal

Spain

France

England

Potatoes

Maize

Coffee Beans

Turkeys

Introduction of new industries like cattle ranching and coffee growing

Decline in trade between continents

Abolition of all forms of labor systems

Decrease in agricultural production

Spaniards

Creoles

Mestizos

Indians and African Americans

Longer life expectancy due to better nutrition

Decline in European cuisine diversity

Decrease in population growth in Asia

Reduction in agricultural production

Attacks by Spanish conquistadors

Massive population loss due to disease

Increase in indigenous population

Improvement in indigenous health

Massive cultural diffusion

Spread of European languages

Strengthening of indigenous religion

Conversion to Christianity

British, Danish, Dutch, French, Portuguese

Spanish, Italian, German, Belgian, Swedish

Russian, Ottoman, Austrian, Prussian, Swiss

Norwegian, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Czech

The Portuguese replaced European slaves with Africans on sugar plantations.

The first enslaved Africans were brought by the British in 1518.

About 1 million Africans were shipped to the Americas between 1500-1800.

The transatlantic slave trade only involved the Caribbean islands.

The spread of new diseases, foods, and animals between continents

The invention of the printing press

The start of the Industrial Revolution

The end of the Roman Empire