THE AMERICASAND THE COLUMBIANEXCHANGE

THE AMERICASAND THE COLUMBIANEXCHANGE

AGENDA

      • AmericanColumbianExchange
      • Discussion
      • Writing time
      1. Marks Chapter3, pgs. 67-86
      2. Quiz#5 dueWed, Sept 25
      3. medium writingassignment due nextThurs Sept 26 at11:59 pm

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EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT OF THEATLANTIC ISLANDS

      • Portuguese exploration in theearly 1400s = discovery ofislands near West Africa
      • Mild climate = wheat andsheep

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EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT OF THEATLANTIC ISLANDS

      • Portuguese exploration in theearly 1400s = discovery ofislands near West Africa
      • Mild climate = wheat andsheep (altered environment)
      • Good for sugar
      • Enslaved natives for laborturned to Africa when theydied off or escaped

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SPANISH RED | PORTUGUESE BLUE | 1598

Biological Exchange Impact–PLANTS

      • Disrupted indigenousplant life
      • livestock compactedsoil & ateplants
      • Cut down treesfor timber&fuel
      • Disrupted ecosystems morevulnerable toinvasivespecies
      • Newly cleared landOldWorldweeds expanded everywhere
      • Positive side:
      • rootsanchor soil
      • prevent wind/rainerosion,
      • protectsoil fromsun
      • providefood for grazers
      • disappear after stabilizing soil

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“Englishman’s Foot” (only grows where Europeans trod)

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