Consequences of the Columbian Exchange by Alexa Brown https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid Made with wonder en-us 2018-03-21 15:38:24 UTC 2025-09-27 16:41:12 UTC hello@padlet.com When and what was the Columbian Exchange? a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244604830 1492-1850 it is the exchange of people, plants and animals across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in all directions.]]> 2018-03-21 16:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244604830 What are some of the things that moved east during the Columbian Exchange? a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605023 Some but not limited to: peanuts, turkey, pineapple, tomatoes, vanilla and tobacco.]]> 2018-03-21 16:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605023 What are some of the things that moved west during the Columbian Exchange? a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605299 Some but not limited to: peaches, olives, sheep, horses, dogs and smallpox.]]> 2018-03-21 16:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605299 What were some of the intentional and what were some of the unintentional exchanges from this time? a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605522 Some intentional exchanges were olive trees to the New World, coffee, ginger, sugar and cotton to the New World for the purpose of trading them back. Important animals like pigs and horses were brought to Americas intentionally. Wheat was planted out of curiosity unintentionally and therefore lead to the addition of bread in Peru. The introduction of smallpox, measles and malaria was accidental. ]]> 2018-03-21 16:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605522 What is “the great dying”? a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605639 The great dying was when natives were exposed to new infections, which had a catastrophic impact on their population.]]> 2018-03-21 16:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605639 According to the table in the reading, what were the main population trends in each of the regions listed from 1400 to 1700? Describe the trends. a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605841 The Americas population increased in the first hundred years but then began to decrease. The African population increased the entire time span of 1400-1700. Europe’s, China’s, and India’s population also increased in the 300 years.]]> 2018-03-21 16:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244605841 How did the author come to her conclusions about the population changes during the Columbian Exchange? a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244606052 She comes to the conclusion by stating how devastating the population decline was and described what a factor might have been that caused the population decrease.]]> 2018-03-21 16:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244606052 What does the author list as the consequences of the Columbian Exchange? a33257 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244606320 It made the world richer by allowing the growth of more crops which lead to more trade and therefore profit. It made us more resistant to the new diseases brought here. And as opposed to the Old World the world became unequal in population and connection; disadvantages.


]]> 2018-03-21 16:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244606320 Conceptual Thinking a32137 https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244613423 One bad result of this worldwide exchange was slavery. Another bad consequence was new genetic disorders between different races mating, causing good and bad mutations to occur. Brought about diversity between the countries later on and now today our community is mixed and unique. The extinction of some species also occured in this process because they needed resources and they would hunt one specific animal until they became extinct.]]> 2018-03-21 16:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/a32137/37hxgjlcryid/wish/244613423