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Ap United States History. N.p.: Xamonline, 2016. Web. 03 Sept. 2016.

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Jocelyn Arroyo
Tuan Tran
Maxwell Slafer

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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

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Spanish Caste System
-Peninsulares: People
-Creoles: Can't
-Mestizo: Meet
-Native Americans: Near
-Enslaved: Elephants

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"Indians had far greater environmental impact than previously believed."

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"You go back and read the records and you discover that the army and, just generally speaking, the people of the Indian empires were just decimated by such diseases as smallpox, malaria, all kinds of infectious diseases."

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Europeans desired both political and cultural control over natives and tried to extinguish their culture, religion, and traditions.

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As Europeans began to get more hostile, Indians wanted to defend and protect their existing traditions, which included their political and social structure. Indians planned on diplomatic negotiations, and military resistance.

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Misunderstandings and the Eventual Adaption of Culture 

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Misunderstandings and the Eventual Adaption of Culture 

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To say the least, the native americans and europeans didn't always see eye-to-eye, however, they eventually adapted beneficial aspects of each others culture, such as farming techniques.

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This social hierarchy was in depth and included the status of the diverse population after the importation of slaves and migration.

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European traders formed alliances with some West African groups, who believed in slavery, to gain slaves for mines and plantations in the Americas.

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The Spanish crown forced Indians to work and mine for precious metal and other resources.

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The Europeans were in search of wealth, military competition, and a desire to spread Christianity.

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Spanish conquest introduced new diseases such as small pox, which nearly killed 8/10 natives.

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The improvements in maritime technology allowed for the creation of international businesses.
Ex. Joint stock companies

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New crops were brought from the Americas, such as potatoes and corn. This ultimately led to an increase in Europe's population. In addition, the discovery of new minerals such as Silver led to a switch from feudalism to capitalism