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Age of Discovery Columbian Exchange & Triangular Trade

Age of Discovery Columbian Exchange & Triangular Trade. WHII.4c. Columbian Exchange. The discovery of the Americas by Europeans resulted in an exchange of products and resources between the Eastern & Western Hemispheres. Columbian Exchange.

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Age of Discovery Columbian Exchange & Triangular Trade

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  1. Age of DiscoveryColumbian Exchange &Triangular Trade WHII.4c

  2. Columbian Exchange • The discovery of the Americas by Europeans resulted in an exchange of products and resources between the Eastern & Western Hemispheres.

  3. Columbian Exchange • Western Hemisphere agricultural products such as corn, potatoes and tobacco changed European lifestyles. • European horses & cattle changed the lifestyles of American Indians (First Americans). • European diseases like smallpox killed many American Indians.

  4. Impact of the Columbian Exchange • Shortage of labor to grown cash crops led to the use of African slaves. • Slavery was based on race. • European plantation system in the Caribbean & the Americas destroyed indigenous economies and damaged the environments.

  5. Triangular Trade • The European nations established a trade pattern known as the triangular trade and exported precious metals from the Americas.

  6. Triangular Trade • The Triangular Trade linked Europe, Africa & the Americas through the trade of slaves, sugar & rum.

  7. Export of Precious Metals • Gold & silver (exported to Europe & Asia) • Negative impact on indigenous empires of the Americas. • Impact on Spain and international trade → Spain flooded the market with gold, resulting in inflation and decrease in economy.

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