Columbian Exchange
What was exchanged on the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange is the cross-fertilization of illnesses, ideas, food, crops, and people between the New and Old Worlds.
How did the African Slave Trade start?
The Portuguese began abducting people from the west coast of Africa and transporting them to Europe as slaves.
who led the French Revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
what was important about the American Revolution?
The American Revolution gained the United States' freedom from British domination and separated it from the British Empire.
how did the Black Death start
In October 1347, a ship arrived in Messina, Sicily, from Crimea and Asia. Not only were there sailors on board, but rats as well.
what are three affects of the Columbian Exchange
Disease transmission, plant and animal transmission, and Native American conquest were the three principal outcomes of the Columbian exchange.
why was the African slave trade important?
Millions of African men, women, and children were victims of a slave trade between European and African slavers.
what was the French Revolution?
It aimed to fundamentally alter the relationship between rulers and those they ruled over, as well as to reshape the essence of political authority.
when did the American Revolution start?
April 19th, 1775
what was the Black Death?
Bubonic plague is a disease spread by infected fleas that travel on rats and infect humans. The Black Death was also known as the Black Plague.
when did the columbian exchange start?
1492
When did The African Slave Trade start?
15th century
when did the French Revolution start?
May 5, 1798
when did the American Revolution end?
September 3, 1783
how did the Black Death end?
implementation of quarantines
when did the columbian exchange end?
1800
when did The African Slave Trade end?
19th century
when did the French Revolution end?
November 9, 1799
what was the American Revolution?
Between 1765 until 1783, 13 of Britain's northern colonies conducted an epic political and military war known as the American Revolution.
how many people died during the Black death?
75 to 200 million people
why was the Columbian Exchange so important?
it was significant because it resulted in the mixing of people, the spread of terrible diseases that decimated the Native American population, as well as the destruction of crops, animals, goods, and commerce routes.
why did the slave trade begin in Africa
Ivory, gold, and other valuable trade commodities drew Europeans to West Africa.
what started the French Revolution?
The Bastille and the Great Fear
who was the main leader of the American Revolution?
General George Washington
what were the symptoms of the Black Death?
Bubonic plague typically takes 2 to 8 days to incubate. Fever, headache, chills, and weakness are common symptoms, as are one or more swollen, painful lymph nodes (called buboes).