What were the impacts of Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of the New World, on both Europe and the Americas?
by Mayanda Serhan
1. Aztec
1.1. Hernando Cortes colonized
1.1.1. Forced labor
1.1.1.1. Mine for gold and silver
1.1.1.1.1. Dying of disease
2. The Golden Age (Spain)
2.1. Spanish explorers undertook expeditions in New world
2.1.1. More goods, more trade
2.1.2. Spread Spanish culture and religion
2.1.2.1. European culture influenced architecture
2.1.3. Discovered harbour on west coast of North America, San Diego
2.1.3.1. Built forts
2.1.4. Educate New WORLD ABOUT EUROPEAN WAYS
3. Treaty of Tordesillas
3.1. Agreed to divide western hemisphere between Portugal and Spain
4. The Colombian Exchange
4.1. Discovering new species of plants and animals in America
4.1.1. More Trade between Americas and Europe
5. Native Americans/Africans
5.1. European diseases
5.1.1. Measles
5.1.2. Mumps
5.1.3. Checken/small pox
5.1.3.1. Illness/death from disease
5.1.4. Typhus
5.2. Africans were slaves
5.2.1. Atlantic Slave Trade (specifically west Africa)
5.2.1.1. 10 million Africans taken away from families