Exploration of America and Irreversible Changes in the New World

Serdar Ornek ()
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Serdar Ornek: Kocaeli University

No 5807503, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: Historians overwhelmingly accept that God, gold, and glory are the motives for Europeans to explore and create colonies in the New World. In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean and discovered America. The exploration of the American continent by the Europeans has caused dramatic changes in the world. Columbus?s discovery inaugurated an age of aggressive Spanish enlargement across the Atlantic. Spain obtained a great deal of gold, silver, and furs from its colonies. This success attracted the attention of other European countries. European forces that had the will to dominate the economic resources presented by the continent fought each other along with Native Americans. Since Europeans had the advantage of weapon technology, these wars resulted to the detriment of Native Americans. In this article, the way people, trade, economy, health, and environment were affected by the discovery will be discussed.

Keywords: The Exploration of the New World; The Columbian Exchange; American History; Colonization; Latin American History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N91 N96 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 page
Date: 2017-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 33rd International Academic Conference, Vienna, Oct 2017, pages 258-258

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