9/11 is a perfect example of Americans determination to save people's lives and rebuild after it.
During this time period, America focused on moving west, which in turn caused the persecution of native Amerians.
During the colonial period, Spain extracted enormous wealth in the form of gold, silver and new crops from the Americas.
The establishment of colonies in the Americas was part of the Commercial Revolution. They occured during the same time period.
The Columbian Exchange refers to a period within a hundred years or so after Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. During this period there were exchanges of disease and plants and domesticated animals. For example, horses and smallpox were introduced to the Americas and potatoes and tomatoes to were introduced to Europe. Too bad, I hate tomatoes, once thought to be poison fruit. If only it could have remained that way.
James II of England started white slavery in the Americas. The slaves were taken from Ireland and accounted for the majority of slaves in the Americas during that time period. During the late 1600s, Irish slaves cost less than African slaves.
It was created during a particular period in history.
The Columbian trade was a type of trade that imported goods from the Americas and to the Americas. It was around Christopher Columbus time period.
The Columbian trade was a type of trade that imported goods from the Americas and to the Americas. It was around Christopher Columbus time period.
The period of time prior to discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus (i.e.: before 1492).
The major source of wealth exploited by the Spaniards in the Americas was silver. Spain extracted vast amounts of silver from mines in places like Mexico, Bolivia, and Peru, which significantly enriched the Spanish Empire during the colonial period.
The Rise of Nations.
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