1. Effects on Native Americans: European diseases, warfare, and colonization caused a major decrease in Native American populations.
2. Guns, Germs & Steel: Europeans had guns and steel weapons, brought diseases that Native Americans had little immunity to, and used horses to win.
3. New Foods & Changes: The Columbian Exchange introduced foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and cacao to Europe, while the Americas received wheat,
4. Columbian Exchange: The movement of people, plants, animals, diseases, and goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas after Columbus’s voyages.
5. God, Gold & Glory: Europeans came to the Americas for God (spread Christianity), Gold (wealth and resources), and Glory (power, land, and fame)