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Aug 3, 1492
Columbian Exchange Began
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Jan 1, 1494
Natives to Spain
After arriving in the Americas, Columbus and his crew decided to take Native Americans back to Spain and force them to work as slaves. (Human Migration Patterns, BHP) -
Jan 1, 1494
Natives to Portugal
As well as taking the Natives to Spain, Columbus and his crew took Native Americans to Portugal to work as slaves there. These Natives were to help the people of Portugal with the hard jobs. (Human Migration Patterns, BHP) -
Jan 1, 1500
Europeans to the Americas
Europeans decided to start traveling to the Americas. Some of them were convicts while others were bound by a legal contract.
They were still considered a minority even though there was about 2 million Europeans. (Human Migration Patterns II, BHP) -
Jan 1, 1500
Africans to the Americas
After seeing how effective Native American slaves were in Spain and Portugal, some people from the Americas took Africans as slaves to work for them in the Americas. These African slaves were tasked with some of the toughest jobs and worst treatments. (Human Migration Patterns, BHP) -
Jan 1, 1505
Slave Trade
Eventually, wealthy and powerful people realized they do not have to work if they own enough slaves. The slave trade began in order to allow the wealthy people to not have to work. (Human Migration Patterns, BHP) -
Jan 1, 1570
Europeans to Americas
Europeans did not care to travel to the Americas at first. More Europeans went as convicts or bound by their legal contracts and were forced to travel to the Americas. Only about 140,000 Europeans had made it to Spanish and Portuguese America. (Human Migration Patterns II, BHP) -
Easterners to Americas
Many people were able to go to the Americas. Most of them went to create a new life for them. Some of these people that went to the Americas included Finns, Swedes, Germans, Protestants, Jews, and Danes. (Human Migration Patterns, BHP) -
More Easterners to the Americas
More people decided to travel to the Americas to create hopefully better lives for them and their families. Some of these people included British, French, and Dutch. (Human Migration Patterns, BHP) -
Biggest Impact
The biggest impact of the Human Migration through the Columbian Exchange was slaves. The slaves allowed the smart wealthy people to do less work. Since they were working less they were able to do the things they wanted to do and work on their ideas. This lead to a bigger burst of collective learning and eventually the Industrial Revolution.