10/1/14 

Lesson#14

AIM: What was the Columbian exchange?

DO NOW: Make a list of everything that you eat for Thanksgiving.

I)                    The Voyages of Columbus

a)    Columbus left Spain in August 1492 seeking to establish new trade routes to Asia

b)    In October 1492 he landed on the Island Of Hispaniola. Thinking he was close to India he named the people he encountered “Indians”

c)    Columbus made four voyages in total, all the while he believed that he was very close to India.

d)    Columbus’s voyage opened up a new world to European exploration.

e)    As a result of this voyage Europeans began to set up colonies in the New World

II)               The Columbian Exchange

a)    the  Columbian exchange was an exchange of  goods and ideas between the old and new worlds

b)    Also included in the exchange was the exchange of diseases, this had a profound effect on native Americans.

c)    As a result of Columbus’ voyages more than 75% of the population of Native Americans perished over the next century.

Homework: Do some research: use any search engine that you wish to complete this assignment. Search for the Columbian Exchange and answer the following question in three or more paragraphs.

Do you think that Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the America was a good thing or a bad thing? Focus on facts that you learned from the websites you visited. You must take a side. You also must cite the websites that you use.