Who Started The Columbian Exchange

Christopher Columbus was an explorer that was born in 1451. He is famous for his voyage in 1492, from Spain to the West Indies. On October 12th, 1492, Columbus and his men sailed across the Atlantic in 3 ships: Nina, Santa Maria and the Pinta. That single voyage alone marked the beginning of the upraising of European colonization in the New World. When Columbus returned to Spain after his first trip, word traveled fast through Europe of his discoveries. After realizing how successful the first voyage was, he made 3 more journeys to the New World, finding new islands and mapping out South and Central America. Life on each end of the Atlantic Ocean varied very much. Thus started the Columbian Exchange, the transferring of plants, animals, humans, ideas and culture between Europe, Africa and North America. Starting in 1492 all the way until 1750 many things were traded along the Atlantic ocean. Sent to the west were pigs, horses, goats and a small quality of manufactured goods. Shipped to the west were maize, beans, squash and potatoes. Along with all of the material items being

The Protestant Reformation was the religious, political, intellectual upheaval that gave the Catholic Church a run for their money. It all started with Martin Luther, a monk, who posted over 90 theses on the church door challenging many of the Roman Catholic practices. He argued that the bible was the central means to discern God’s word and not the pope. Luther developed a belief that soon became known as “Lutheranism”. Many people were moved by Luther's efforts, especially John Calvin, a French theologian and lawyer, who started Calvinism. Lutheranism and Calvinism together got the people thinking and they were ready for a change. In 1606, the King granted a group of around 100 members to voyage off to the New World, and there they started