Many people are impacted unknowingly from history every day. Our country comes from Puritans who traveled to the New World from Europe. These Puritans developed into influential people who gave us our rights we exercise daily. The purpose the Puritans had was escaping religious persecution, not developing an entire nation. Like the Puritans, The Columbian Exchange was a historical event that impacted our future. Trade between the Old World and the New World created positive and negative events. The people involved with this historical event shaped Europe by developing globalization, capitalism, and potato and maize.
The Columbian Exchange was able to impact Europe today through the use of globalism (Globalism is defined as an operation of
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Europe’s economy experienced dramatic growth from oversea trade and colonization in the Americas. These aspects led to new business and trade ideologies that is now known as capitalism, (The only successful and sensible system). Merchants gained wealth through the colonization and transferring of goods. Now that the merchants have obtained great wealth, the government was no longer the individual owners of wealth. For their own financial gain, merchants then invested this money into trade and exploration. Merchants increased profits, and then used these investments to invest into other businesses more, thus causing businesses in Europe to flourish. This kind of economic system is called capitalism. (Defined as: Country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.) The beginnings of capitalism from the Columbian Exchange influences Europe presently. From the creation of the economic system, it causes European countries to have immense power. Germany, who is a capitalistic society, is Europe’s largest and strongest economy, and the fourth strongest economy in the world. The creation of capitalism allows for Germany to be a prevailing nation. From the creation of capitalism, The Columbian Exchange impacts present day European