The Colombian Exchange And Global Trade.
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE:
The global transfer of plants, animals and disease during.
CORN AND POTATOES
Most important crop because it was inexpensive and nutritious.
EUROPEAN LIVESTOCK
- The Europeans introduced many different animals to the americas.
- Horses
- Cattle
- Sheep
- Pigs
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SPREADING DISESE
- There were many diseases spread from Europe to the americas.
- Small pox
- Influenza
- Typhus
- Measles
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Disease had a huge effect on the life of the Native Americans. Disease was just as much a part in the exchange as food and goods. Millions of Native Americans died.
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FACTORS OF GLOBAL TRADE
- New wealth from the Americas.
- Dramatic growth in overseas trade.
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EFFECT
- Created a new wave of businness and trade practices.
- This created the roots of todays financial dealings.
- Occurred during 16th and 17th centuries.
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CAPITALISM
An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money
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INFLATION
- An increase in economic activity caused inflation in Europe.
- Occurs when people have more money to spend therfore higher product demand.
- Ex. Spain in the 1600s recieved boatloads of gold and silver from the Americas
- Caused infaltion in spain.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
A business in which investors pool their wealth for a commom purpose, then share the profit
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An early example of a Joint-Stock Company would be 1500-1600s during the American colonization period. People would send large amounts of money overseas to build colonies, and they would share their profit.
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Mercantilism: an economic policy under which nations sought out to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods then they bought.
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