Columbian Exchange Webquest file in folder: to use for page #31
Purpose: to research the geographical, cultural, technological, and economic effects of the Columbian Exchange .
Christopher Columbus (By, Clint Hughes- Education portal.com)
Everybody remembers that in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Most people remember that his discoveries were all islands in the Caribbean. Today, most people know that Columbus already knew the world was round - he was actually looking for a faster way to Asia in order to bring back spices and riches. They've also heard, usually, that he was really harsh to the natives he encountered.
Columbus discovered many Caribbean islands'Discovery' of the Americas
We should really ask some other important questions about his 'discovery,' such as: How do you discover a place that is already populated? How do you discover a place for Europe when other Europeans have already been there?
You see, as people come to know more about Cristobal Colon, or, as it is anglicized, Christopher Columbus, many begin to devalue his place in history. It is true that the things many people learned in elementary school were incorrect. It is true that Columbus was out for profit and didn't even know where he was. After all, he did believe that San Salvador in the Bahamas was Japan!
It is true that there is strong evidence that multiple people 'discovered' the Americas long before Columbus did. There were the Vikings who had settlements in part of, what is today, Canada, and there are even some of the fringe people out there who believe remnants of the Knights Templar buried a treasure on Oak Island off the coast of Nova Scotia!
Even before looking at all of these ideas, remember that Europeans and Asians first actually found their way to the Americas in the Stone Age. These people are the ancestors of Native Americans!
The thing is, you cannot discount the importance of Columbus in history! For the good and the bad, his discovery lead to greater change in the world than any of his contemporaries could ever have imagined. These changes came about because of the Columbian Exchange.
To learn about the Columbian Exchange go to the following links and answer the questions in Cornell Note form on page #31.
http://public.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/hist106web/site19/
1. What was the Columbian Exchange?
2. What were 4 technological effects of the Columbian Exchange?
- Explain the effect each had on the Native American population.
3. How did disease effect the European and Native American populations?
4. In what ways did animals effect the New World?
5. What plants were considered most significant to the New and Old World?
-list the plants and explain significance
http://www.msscott.org/SoftChalk%20Lessons/columbianexch/index.html
6. What was the African slave trade used for?
7. What was a major part of the colonial labor?
8. Look at the map. Where were most of the slave centers located?
Effects of Colonization CREATE YOUR OWN Assignment: Page #30.
Directions:
Create a way to show your understanding of the effects of the Columbian Exchange FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN EUROPEAN WHO COLONIZED THE NEW WORLD.
You may use any of the 25 ways to show your understanding listed on the Interactive Notebook packet (on homework site and copies in class) OR you may choose a different way to show your understanding.
You must use facts from page #31.
You must explain the effects of the Columbian Exchange FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN EUROPEAN in whatever way you choose.