Trans-Atlantic Trade Research Paper

The trans-atlantic trade occurred when Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to South America (despite meaning to sail to India). This led to the new world (the Americas) and the old world (Eurasia) to consolidate, leading to what we now call the Trans-Atlantic Trade. The trans-atlantic trade was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries. While the trans-atlantic trade did bring upon death and disease, it brought two worlds together which, upon being brought together, led to the resistance to certain diseases and brought plants and animals that greatly impacted society back then and today, ultimately leading to a better

Included in those groups were the Spaniards. The Spaniards were spanish soldiers that brought guns, horses and disease to the Americas. The Spaniards went on to conquer the Incas, a powerful group of Native Americans, using guns, horses, and disease in a battle of 180 Spaniards versus 30,000 Incas. The Spaniards won magnificently, not losing a single soldier. This was partly due to the disease brought by the Spaniards. Europeans had grown immune to diseases such as smallpox over the course of history; However, the Native Americans had never experienced such disease thus leading to thousands of Native Americans to die from disease. This gave the Spaniards an upper hand in battle. Though many native americans did die due to disease, the people that survived those diseases were more immune and had stronger genes, leading them to pass those genes onto their children, ultimately creating an immunity to the diseases. This immunity allowed Native Americans to come into contact with Europeans, opening up opportunities for communication, exchange of goods, and trade. Furthermore, this lead to the old world and new world becoming one world, with culture and goods from the Americas and Eurasia creating a well-rounded assortment of