Impact of Global Trade
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- I totally see the benefits of global trade. I cannot imagine what our world might be like now if those exchanges had not happened.
- Well, I get where you're coming from Jonah, but let's not forget about the negative effects from globalization either. The Europeans were not the most respectful in their takeover of lands.
- But when the Europeans first arrived in the Americas, the Indigenous people were very accepting of them. They had a very peaceful relationship.
- Yes you're correct about that. However The Europeans betrayed the Indigenous Americans trust by attempting to expand and conquer their native land.
- Oh wow! I guess they weren't so peaceful after all!
- Trade in Africa was very beneficial. By trading goods such as ivory and gold, they expanded their wealth.
- The Portuguese settled along the coast so that they could trade with Africa. As they did this, the took over many Persian and Arab settlements so that they could mine minerals. Doing this developed a slave trade.
- All of this severely impacted African countries. They could no longer control their imports and exports, and they only received small amounts of money from Europe, if any at all.
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