HIST 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tripe, Northwest Passage, Bartolomé De Las Casas
29 Jan 2018
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History to 1877: january 22, 2018 (lecture 3) Portugal (early leader in exploration because of prime real estate) Columbus (found america but thought he found asia) Columbian exchange: exchange of goods between eastern and western hemispheres. As people from africa and europe come to the americas, they bring goods and allow a lot of trade between cultures, etc. Tobacco: europeans couldn"t get enough of it. Beans: very few beans in europe before the columbian exchange. Feed growing population: population and expansion from the plague causes a population boom and you have to be able to feed and support them effectively. Irish potato famine (1845-1852): when the potato crop is bad for several years, it changes ireland drastically for a few years. A problem with the crop causes a problem with their citizen count. Livestock: horses, cows, pigs, sheep- these animals work more effectively than buffalo and llamas.
