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The Social and Economic Transformation in the Atlantic World as a Result of New Contacts Among Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas from 1492 to 1750. Kelsie Andrews, Jacqueline Gertner, and Christine Brickle. The Columbian Exchange.
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The Social and Economic Transformation in the Atlantic World as a Result of New Contacts Among Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas from 1492 to 1750 Kelsie Andrews, Jacqueline Gertner, and Christine Brickle
The Columbian Exchange The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and the New World (the Americas) following the voyages of Christopher Columbus
The Effects of Trade in the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) • The Europeans strengthened Africa with supplies in exchange for slaves • There is a world population boom after 1700 • The Qing Empire furthers economic growth by trading with Europe
Spanish contacts with the new world • The voyages of Christopher Columbus • Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors