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Smallpox, Malaria, Measles, Yellow Fever and Influenza - Sophia

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Smallpox, Malaria, Measles, Yellow Fever and Influenza - Sophia

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Multiple diseases such as smallpox, malaria, measles, yellow fever, and influenza were transferred from Europeans to the Native populations. As a result, the Native population declined and as a result, were more susceptible to being conquered by the Europeans. The Native population was exceptionally vulnerable to diseases because they had been cut off from the rest of the world, and were not exposed to outsiders with different lifestyles and as a result, did not develop an immune system to fight off diseases.

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Potatoes were transferred from Europe to North America through the Columbian Exchange. They were used to create better diets. Additionally, potatoes provided jobs for citizens since they had to be grown and harvested. Even though they were beneficial, they were not found to be a particularly profitable good.

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Tobacco was a significant item that impacted the Colombian exchange in various ways. Tobacco was used as a medical cure for some and as a substitute for currency in many parts of the world. As a highly profitable cash crop in high demand, tobacco singlehandedly fueled the expansion of plantations in the American colonies, leading to an increased reliance on slave labor. This system contributed significantly to the growth and intensity of America's economy.

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cacao is pretty tasty and was cultivated by the Spaniards in 1590. exotic good. rare.

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Sugar was embedded in this society and became a valuable spice that was used with an indigenous drink that was the earliest form of hot chocolate. The drink called Xocolatl was usually sour and spicy, but the european taste added sugar to change it to their palette.

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Chilli peppers originally came from the south and central Americas, and was brought from Mexico to Spain by Christopher Columbus. After being introduced to Spain, it went widespread and became the most popular spice in Europe, leading to it being brought to and cultivated in North America. It was traded widely, improving the economic situations for many traders

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First "discovered" by Columbus in his second voyage to the Americas. Three main routes were from Brazil to Saint Helena, to Madagascar, and to South Asia. In the Old World, pineapple was seen as expensive and as a luxury item and a status symbol of wealth. Although not originally from Hawaii, the importation of the Dole Pineapple made pineapple a staple of Hawaiian culture.

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Livestock such as cattle, sheep, horses, and pigs were brought from Europe to the Americas. They were used as farm animals and a source of food because the diet in the Americas consisted of only vegetables and fruits.

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It is a bright green fruit. It tastes good. We wouldn't have avocado toast. It was extremely important culturally to the indigenous people and actually had some spiritual importance. Some say that indigenous people believed that avocado give strength to whoever ate it.

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Sheep were domesticated in the fertile crescent 10,500 years ago. They are were extremely important for a variety of cultures in Eurasia prior to the the Columbian exchange. Spain was the first country to bring sheep to the Americas. Sheep are extremely common in Spain, as they do very well in the arid plains and deserts of parts of Spain. In Spain there are two main lineages of sheep, the Merino and the Churra, which were kept in separate breeding pools. The Churra in particular because raised in what is now the American southwest, with the Navajo raising the Navajo-Churro breed of sheep (pictured above) from this population.  