Columbian Exchange Chart: Great visual overview. Contains brief information on pigs, sugar, disease, tobacco, and potatoes.
NEWSWEEK ARTICLES
When Worlds Collide: Newsweek article with background information and a general explanation of the Columbian Exchange.
When The Horse Came: Newsweek article regarding HORSES and the Columbian Exchange.
The Great Disease Migration: Newsweek article regarding DISEASE and the Columbian Exchange.
The High Price of Sugar: Newsweek article regarding SUGAR and the Columbian Exchange. This article relates strongly to SLAVERY.
Slavery: How it built the New World.
Slavery and Native Americans in British North America and the United States: Relates to Native Americans and slavery.
The Great Food Migration: Newsweek article regarding FOOD and the Columbian Exchange.
Potato, Sugar, Corn, Coffee, Tomato: Great background information on the effect of these crops on the Old and New Worlds. Definitely take a look at this. Broken down by product.
Stop Rats: Website detailing the dangers of rat infestations.
Columbian Exchange: Very informative website from Palomar College. Includes corn, potato, horse, disease, and sugar.
Smallpox Conquers the New World: Exceprt from Albert Marrin’s awesome book on smallpox.
A Revolution in Indian Life: Exceprt from Milton Meltzer’s book, Hold Your Horses.
Deadly Pigs: Excerpt from Before Columbus about the negative effects of pigs on the New World. (Also, think about what some positive effects of pigs have been.)
Corn (maize): Discusses economic impact of corn. Palomar College website.
Potato: Page on the history of the potato.
Coffee: An informative site dedicated to the history of coffee.
Tomatoes: History of the tomato, including how it traveled to Europe.
Citrus Fruit: A short history of the Orange, from the Hungry Monster website.
Sugar: Basics on the history and effects of sugarcane around the world.
Wheat: A short history of wheat from thinkquest.com.
Bananas: Going Bananas! Short but informative site.
Chocolate Cartoon: Comic-strip history of Columbus’s first encounter with chocolate.
Chocolate: Discusses European discovery of chocolate. From Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry.
Christianity: Christianity came to the New World with Columbus and had a large impact on Native American life.
