1. By: Sam and Geoffrey

2. Essential Questions
 What are some positives and negatives
of the Columbian Exchange?
 How did the Eastern Hemisphere gain
money?

3. Vocabulary
Columbian Exchange- the global trade of foods,
plants, and animals during the colonization of
the Americas
Capitalism- an economic system based on
private ownership and the investment of
resources for profit
Joint Stock Company- investors bought shares
of stock from a company
Mercantilism- an economic system dependent
on wealth
Favorable Balance of Trade- sold more goods
than it bought.

4. The Columbian Exchange
 This Exchange introduced many new
items to the Eastern Hemisphere
 Including: tomatoes, squash,
pineapples, tobacco, and coco beans
 The most important items to the Eastern
Hemisphere were corn and potatoes
because they were both nutritious and
cheap. These two foods drastically
boosted the population of the Eastern
Hemisphere.

5. The Columbian Exchange Cont.
 The Exchange also introduced many
new items to Native Americans such as
pigs, horses, bananas, rice, and wheat.
 The Columbian Exchange also
introduced many disease to the Native
Americans such as Smallpox and
Measles. This killed millions of Native
Americans.

6. Global Trade
 Joint-Stock Companies and Capitalism
doubled Europe’s wealth.
 Capitalism created private business so
governments weren’t the only owners of
business. This increased the economic
activity and business flourished. This
also caused inflation though, increasing
the prices of many goods.

7. Global Trade Cont.
 Joint-Stock Companies allowed people
to buy shares of stock from a company.
People combined their money for
colonization. If the colony failed the
people who invested in the colony would
only loose the little money they invested,
but if the colony flourished the investors
would share in profit.

8. The Growth of Mercantilism
 Wealth became the main goal of most
nations in Europe and there were two ways
to obtain that wealth.
 First the nation would obtain as much gold
and silver possible. Then next they could
establish a favorable balance of trade,
meaning they would sell more goods than
bought increasing their wealth.
 Even though an economic revolution was
going on many people were still poor and
lived in rural areas.