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Who is responsible for bringing the slaves to the New World?
The European slave traders brought slaves to the New World from Africa. So many native Americans had died of smallpox that they couldn't be used for labor.
Why did the spanish bring africans to plantations in the new world?
To work. Due to the Great Dying there was a very small indigenous population, especially in the Caribbean, which is where most New World plantations were located. Most common plantations in the New World were sugar plantations.
What diseases did Spanish bring to the Americas?
I don't know what the Spanish SPECIFICALLY brought to the Americas, but I think it's a mixture of these diseases (some of them might be from the French and Anglo-Americans too, so beware) : chicken pox, smallpox, measles, STD's, diphtheria, mumps, typhus, influenza, cholera, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and malaria.
In the 1500's there occurred something called the columbian exchange what was it why was it important give me two examples?
The columbian exchange was important in the history of the world because it promoted the exchange of idea's and item between continents and changed lives in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Examples are : New World to Old World: tomatoes, potatoes , squash, beans, pumpkins, tobacco, corn and even chocolate. Old World to new World: cows, pigs, goats, horses, chickens, citrus fruits, grapes and onions and even smallpox.
Which was NOT a reason the Europeans began importing slaves to their colonies?
Europeans imported slaves to America to work the fields. They did not bring slaves over to give them freedom in the New World.
