Section 4 Vocabulary
Columbian Exchange: also known as the Columbian
interchange, named for Christopher Columbus, was the widespread
transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology,
diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World
in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Christopher Columbus: was an Italian navigator and colonist who
completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean under the auspices of
the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon. While pursuing a route to
the Far East, he discovered a viable sailing route to the Americas, then
unknown to the Old World.
Q&A
Why did European diseases spread so rapidly among the Native Americans?
It spread so quickly because they were so close together maybe even a small handshake or trading something can share the disease.
What Changes did America bring to Europe?
Livestock came from Europe, including horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens. Over time, new crops were introduced to the Americas,
including wheat, rice, barley, oats, coffee, sugar cane, citrus fruits,
melons and Kentucky bluegrass. ... Wheat was not indigenous to the Americas, where maize was the native grain.
How did Slavery Start?
Slavery in America started in 1619, when the privateer The White Lion brought 20 African slaves ashore in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia.
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