What Was The Cause Of Columbus's Legacy?

Columbus’s legacy is debated because some people regard him as explorer and discoverer who initiated the modern age while other people associate him with imperialism, colonialism,and conquest. The reason for the hate towards Columbus is the fact that Columbus caused the death of millions of native people through disease and the fact that he initiated the Atlantic slave trade. However, other people argue that the sacrifices were worth bringing the two worlds together.
When the two hemispheres first came into contact, there were many important effects that transpired, such as new foods in both hemispheres. For instance, tomatoes, chocolate, potatoes, corn, green beans, peanuts, vanilla, pineapple, and turkey were brought into Europe. At the same time, the Europeans introduced sugar, cattle, pigs, cloves, ginger, cardamom, and almonds to the …show more content…
This allowed for the rapid growth of England’s North American colonies.
The colonies were different than England in the proportion of white men who owned property and were able to vote. Also, the population’s ethnic and religious diversity differed from England. Lastly, the british colonies depended on slavery to survive.
The defining characteristics of Spanish American colonies was a colony that was fixated on religious conversion and military control.The design of a spanish town was organizing towns around a central plaza bordered by churches and official buildings. Spanish architectural styles was adobe walls,tile roofs, wooden beams, and intricate mosaics.
Mercantilism was an economic philosophy that the Spanish implemented in its American colonies during the eighteenth century. Mercantilism restricted trade, prohibited manufacturing, stifled local industry, impeded the growth of towns, and prevented civilians from selling to soldiers. Mercantilism required trade to be conducted through Veracruz and levied high excise