Taino Began traveling to find a shorter trade route to the Indies After first trip Columbus made 3 more trips to the Americas On these trips Spain wanted The riches of the land To start a colony in the West Indies ID: 588566
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Columbus and the Taino
Began traveling to find a shorter trade route to the Indies
After first trip, Columbus made 3 more trips to the Americas
On these trips, Spain wanted:
The riches of the land
To start a colony in the West Indies
Columbus brought people and animals to the new land on these tripsSlide2
Columbian Exchange
Because of Columbus taking these trips, the Columbian Exchange emerged
The Columbian Exchange was a movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Many Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs to the Western Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere also enjoyed new foods from the Americas, such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cocoa, and beans.Slide3
Columbian Exchange continued…
Europeans also brought disease germs to Americas
These germs caused the death of many Native AmericansSlide4
Impact of Columbus Voyage
Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas
Many European explorers followed Columbus in search of
land and riches
. Some even conquered mighty empires of the native people to find them
.
These trade routes left a lasting connection between the Easter and Western HemisphereSlide5
Effect on Spain
Established colonies and built profitable settlements
They began plantations and mines
The profits from these helped make Spain one of the richest and most powerful countries in the world during the 1600s.