GEO 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: The Columbian Exchange, Yellow Fever, Mercantilism
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Christopher columbus found it, not knowing what it was, thinking it was asia but turned out to be the new world in which it was named after another italian sailor, The columbian exchange the exchange of plants, animals, diseases. This was the first european contacts with the. Smallpox, typhus, diphtheria, bubonic plague, malaria, yellow fever, and cholera. Mercantilism: what, why, how? a strategy in which nations can increase power through two days; obtain as much gold and silver as possible from the colonies a country owned, or establish a favorable balance of trade. England"s queen elizabeth tried to avoid open war with spain. Encouraged both dutch and english privateers to attack. This continued for some 20 years before open war erupted. Spanish armanda- 132 warships, 8,000 sailors, 18,000 soldiers. May 28, 1588, the armada sailed for england. England defeated the armada, confirming england"s naval supremacy.
