European and Native American Encounters Flashcards

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The Columbian Exchange

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  • started with Columbus’s 1st voyage
  • introduction of new plants and animals
  • Western and Eastern hemispheres involved (Europe, Americas, and Africa)
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Impact on Native Americans

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  • viruses and diseases (no immunity)
  • 1493 Native Americans rebellion against Spaniards in St. Croix
  • forced labor
  • impotent against advanced European weaponry
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Columbus +

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  • man of his time
  • new discoveries; mixing of cultures
  • led to formation of US
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Columbus -

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  • slavery
  • genocide of Native Americans
  • cruelty
  • Spanish inflation from stolen gold and silver
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