European exploration had a lot of side effects. When the Old World and the New World began to interact, people, wealth, food, animals, and disease began to flow in both directions. In the New World, countless millions were killed by smallpox, measles, and other Old World diseases. Old World animals changed life in the New World irrevocably, and the extraction of wealth and resources from the Americas ultimately contributed to the development of the Atlantic Slave Trade. So, it was an exchange with a lot of downside, especially for non-Europeans.
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Your videos are blowing my mind. This information would take years to collect. Thanks a bunch Indiana.
Beautifully done! Wonderful speech at the end about the impacts of history and it's results as we live them today. This is excellent material for filling knowledge gaps for teachers.
In a few thousand years people will look back on this little 500 year blip and think – wow what barbarians
So kind, there is only a tiny minority of natives in North America and have 0% of the political power. Good on you for pointing out the black legend.
2:55 John is not just referring to all kinds of brazillian wood in general. He is referring to a very specific wood, called "Brazil Wood", which is where the country gets it's name from ! The wood was said to be "red as ember", so the portuguese called it Brasil (meaning "like ember").
Wow.. Closing message super on-point for today's times. Amazing.
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Jack-o-Lanterns were made of turnips before pumpkins.
John sound sad
4:38 oh what a quote that is