Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange completely changed the way the world traded goods with one another. Scholars watch a video to get a close look at the positives and negatives of the Columbian Exchange—and how the world would never be the same. 

A quick comprehension check over the Columbian Exchange and Spanish Exploration.

Columbus's voyage connected the Americas, Europe, and Africa in a web of exchange that transformed the environments of the Old World and the New World. [9:16]

A quick, five question quiz over the Columbian Exchange, Spanish conquest, and the Spanish Colonial system.

Article and activity in which students about the Columbian Exchange answer questions for discussion and then analyze and prepare a solution to the contemporary problem resulting from the introduction of non-native deer to California's...

European arrival in the Americas decimated both indigenous people and previously-flourishing ecosystems.

When Columbus arrived in the Caribbean, he met the Taino people. In this video, Kim explores the consequences of Columbus's voyage for the Taino people, as well as the changes wrought in Europe by Spain's New World exploits. [10:18]

In this video, Kim discusses how mutual misunderstandings between Europeans and Native Americans often defined the early years of interaction and trade as each group sought to make sense of the other. [7:09]

Take this five question quiz over the Native Americans and European exploration in the Americas.

The beginning of the Atlantic slave trade uprooted previously established societal norms in West Africa.