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1492 - The discovery of America (the Americas), Celebrating Columbus day,…
1492 - The discovery of America (the Americas)
Causes
Slave serch
They wanted America's gold
Need to find natural resources for exploitation
The serch for territories for raw material
Europeans needs more natural resources on their country, so they took advantage of America's resources.
Europe needed money
Need for new trade routes
Need for expansion to other territories.
New naval technology
take the Catholic religion where it wasn't practiced
the search for riches and social advancement
Consequences
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New Religions
Disease and death
The development of the African slave trade
-Impose spanish as the nativo language
-Appearance of new customs and habits
-increase in trade
-Increase of the trade due to the introduction of new planta
In the branch of the agriculture.
The discovery of foods stuffs
Unveiling of the world map
the exchange and sharing of cultures
Confrontations
New ways of governing
Development of the economy
Celebrating Columbus day
Minuses
Columbus changed the ecosystem of the Americas for the worse.
He was a brutal governor.
Columbus used his travels to enter the slave-trading market.
Columbus still forcibly indoctrinated people into his faith.
Journeys that Columbus did caused diseases spread around the world faster
The Columbian Exchange introduced more than just cash crops and livestock.
Conmmemorates a proccess of invation and death of innocents
This celebration generated controversy among some cities
Pluses
It gave the Old World an opportunity to colonize and expand.
It improved food economies across three continents.
He introduced new ways of thinking to the New World.
Columbus improved food security for the Old World and the New World.
Columbus introduced concepts of modern spirituality during his voyages.
Commemorates the landing of christopher columbus in the Americas in 1492
Livestock introductions occurred in the New World because of Columbus.
the Spanish arrived with new species of animals
promotes interculturality
Should we celebrate Columbus day? 250words minimum
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