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Problem
I. Read American Yawp, chapter 1 and chapter 2.
II. Watch the video Worlds Transformed, The Columbian Exchange
III. Review the article "The Columbian Exchange and the Reversal of Fortune" by Thomas Grennes. (EXTERNAL LINK -- use "students" if prompted - no quotes)
IV. Read below Document 1, The Spanish Requerimiento of 1510.
V. Read below Document 2, excerpt from Bartolomé de las Casas, An Account the Destruction of the Indies
VI. Read below Document 3, The Columbian Exchange. Get the instant assignment help.
VII. Consider the following questions in a discussion regarding the Columbian Exchange and the legacy the European conquest of the Americas left on society today. Review the discussion when providing input or updates:
1. How did the Spanish and other Europeans conquer and colonize the Americas?
2. How did the Columbian Exchange between the "Old" and "New" Worlds affect both?
3. Is the Columbian Exchange an ongoing phenomenon?