As you have read in this first chapter and the assigned primary sources and media this week, several worlds collided, each having a long history of their own that would affect the way they saw the other cultures. As Columbus and others set off looking for wealth, glory, and converts to God, what was the impact of European conquest on the population and environment of the New World? Explain your answer with specific examples from your assigned reading and media.

• . Spanish Colonization (Khan Academy) opens in a new window
• . The Columbian Exchange (Crash Course)

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The Devastating Impact of European Conquest on the New World The arrival of Europeans in the New World marked a turning point in history forever alter... View the full answer