HIST 05150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Powhatan, Columbian Exchange, The Columbian Exchange
27 Mar 2017
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Historiography: focusing and enhancing knowledge in a specific area. By 1600 population was down to 10% because of mortality rates. Biological, intellectual, economic, nutritional, and demographic (all about population) The columbian exchange: the interaction of 3 peoples on 3 continents americans, english (europeans), and africans and on 5 levels biological, intellectual, nutritional, economic, and demographic, relating in consequences for each population. Raise capital to underwrite costly commercial ventures with hope of turning a profit (return on investment, roi ) Investors purchase shares in company and share risk profit, or loss. Virginia 1606 was one of many joint stock companies established for trade and empire (1606 charter for virginia) Powhatan confederacy: the second people in jamestown columbian exchange. Thought tobacco was awful but wanted to create a company to sell it (didn"t understand how the american indians smoked it) Divided land into 7 sections using new section each year to fertilize soil.
