Colonialism & The

Columbian Exchange

Colonialism is a system in which a state (nation) claims sovereignty over

territory and people outside its own boundaries, often to facilitate

economic domination over their resources, labor, and markets.

Colonialism Unit Questions

 What were the

principle motivations for colonization?

What were the results of European

colonization of the Americas?

Why did Europeans Colonize the Americas?

The 3 Gs: God, Gold, & Glory

Gold

Glory

God

God, Gold, and Glory Table Share

• In your table group discuss the different ways that the European desire for God, Gold and Glory would change Indian culture.

• Identify which of the Six Institutions of Culture each change would affect. Try to come up with one for each of the six. Religion

Family

RecreationPolitics

Economics

Education

Spain Consolidates Power•Treaty of Tordesillas

•Spain vs. Portugal•Divided South America into spheres of influence•1494•46º 37’ West•Extension of a line set a few years earlier by Pope Alexander VI at 38º West

Old World

Asia, Europe and Africa

Cattle

Pigs

Sheep

Chickens

Rice

WheatCoffee Sugar Cane

Bananas

New World

North and South America

Turkeys

Corn (Maize)Potatoes

TomatoesAvocadoes

Pick Your Hemisphere

If you have a plant or animal that was only in the Western Hemisphere go to

that side of the room, and do the opposite for the Eastern Hemisphere

Old World Eastern Hemisphere

New World (Western Hemisphere)

Make A Meal in 1491

Now within your hemisphere, find people to make a meal with. Use at

least 3 foods per meal. Be prepared to explain your meal to the class.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of biological material from

the Old World to the New World and the New World

to the Old World during the colonization of the

Americas

After Columbus Post 1492Once Columbus made his

journey to the new world, the biological material from

both places mixed. Now find people with a mixture

of Old World and New World foods and make

meals that represent this mixing. At least three foods

per meal. Be prepared to explain your meal to the

class.

Example: Hamburger (ow) bun (ow) tomato (nw) cheese (ow) fries (nw)

Other stuff that didn’t fit in the meal activity.

• Small pox• Measles• Chicken Pox• Malaria• Influenza • Common Cold• Horses

• Llamas• Tobacco• Cacao (Chocolate)• Chicle (Chew gum)• Papayas• Pineapples

From Old World From New World

Mercantilism (Triangular Trade)

Policy of European countries during the era of colonialism to gain wealth through

trade and exploitation of colonies. The idea was that power came

from wealth, so nations sought gold, silver, and

favorable trade balances.

From Africa to the Americas

Slaves

From the Americas to

Europe

Raw Materials

From Europe to Africa

Finished Products

Draw Triangular Trade

Slave Trade:Reasons for Using Africans

• Resistant to disease

• Didn’t know the territory

• Not as unified

• Familiar with farming techniques

Middle Passage

Read “Boarding a Slave Ship” then on a new sheet of paper answer the questions below:

How is the middle passage described?How are the Europeans described?

What made the Europeans believe that is an acceptable way to treat people?