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The Effect of Demographic and Environmental changes during 1450 - 1750

The Effect of Demographic and Environmental changes during 1450 - 1750. By Keenan Bartlett and Jerry Chung. Diseases and Population Trends. Diseases were transferred between Amerindians and Europeans during the Columbian Exchange The Amerindians were effected more by the transfer of diseases

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The Effect of Demographic and Environmental changes during 1450 - 1750

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  1. The Effect of Demographic and Environmental changes during 1450 - 1750 By Keenan Bartlett and Jerry Chung

  2. Diseases and Population Trends • Diseases were transferred between Amerindians and Europeans during the Columbian Exchange • The Amerindians were effected more by the transfer of diseases • This was mainly caused by the fact that Europeans had more significant interaction with domesticated animals and other peoples compared the Amerindians • The Amerindians did not build up sufficient immune systems to combat the diseases • The near extermination of the Amerindian population led to the effectiveness of European colonization in the Americas

  3. Diseases and Population Trends • The Black Death did not first occur in the time period 1450 – 1750 but it had effects that continued into the time period • The Black Death migrated to Europe on infected fleas and rats and wiped out about 1/3 of Europe’s population • The remaining workers demanded higher wages • Feudalism and serfdom came to an end because there was less manual labor • Europeans began to question the Church, humanism emerged • The Black Death was one of the main causes of the Renaissance

  4. Diseases and Population Trends Causes Effects Demographic Changes in Europe Demographic Changes in the Americas

  5. Diseases and Population Trends Causes Effects Demographic Changes in Africa

  6. Movement of Crops and Animals • The Columbian Exchange provided new plants and animals for both the New World and the Old World • All the staple crops of Europe were being grown in the Americas a short period of time after the beginning of the Columbian Exchange • Maize and Potatoes revolutionized agriculture in Europe after their arrival from the Americas • Because of the transfer of potatoes from New World, Ireland adapted and became dependent on the crop.

  7. Movement of Crops and Animals • European livestock had an immense effect on the Americas • European animals thrived in America because they had few natural predators • The transfer of horses to the Americas aided the conquistadors’ campaign against the various Amerindian empires • The horse was also adapted by the Native Americans and tribes such as the Apache, Sioux and Blackfoot used them to hunt buffalo

  8. The “Columbian Exchange” Courtesy of Mr. Graves

  9. Movement of Crops and Animals Causes Effects Movement of Crops Movement of Animals

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