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Changes And Continuities In The Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange was a time period where there was cultural and biological exchanges such as crops, disease, and animals. Ever since the start of the phenomenon , the Columbian Exchange has impacted the people of the Old World, but those who live in the New
World. During the period between 1492 CE and 1750 CE in the New World European Dominance and the will to convert the natives remained constant in social, while there were significant changes in social such as population, social classes based on race, and the need for slaves. During the time period 1492 CE to 1750 CE, the Columbian Exchange was occuring causing many things to stay constant because of the will to conquer for god, gold, and glory. One continuity that occurred in social …show more content…

The Europeans must have looked like gods riding in on their horses clad in armor, since the natives have not seen any horses and iron prior to the arrival of the Europeans. Another Continuity that occured in social from 1492-1750 was the urge to convert the natives. This is because of the the G's, one of the most important tasks in the New World was to convert the locals to Christianity. For example, some important religious figures were Friar Bernardino de
Sahagim, Roger Williams, and the Jesuit Jean de Brebeuf.
During the time period 1492 CE to 1750 CE, the Columbian Exchange was occuring, not only did it make many things stay constant but it mad some things change as well. These things changed due to the exchange of new things and ideas. One change that occured in social during this time was population. The reason for this change was because of the exchange of new foods and diseases between the New World and Old world, and the deadly interactions of the natives and Europeans. Some examples of new foods were onions, grains, and cattle, which caused the population to increase. Although there was a slight increase in population due to food, there was a huge decline in population due to diseases like

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