HIS 315K Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Syphilis, Price Revolution, Tsenacommacah
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After this it was left for another 150 years. In 1690s spain establishes missions in texas to keep out the french. Texas becomes a bu er to protect new spain (mexico) They were forti ed outposts for marking and protecting the frontier of the empire. Labor camps where grain and cattle were raised to feed the missionaries and soldiers. The native of the plains obtained horses that escaped from the spanish. This helped the comanche and other groups become very powerful. Other indians were welcoming of the mission in return for protection from these powerful. The importance of columbus was what happened next, not that he was rst. ( he wasn"t) In 1482, there were 4 printed presses in england compared to 50 in italy. The columbian exchange helped europe get ready for the colonization of the america"s. 1550-1650 population doubled from 3 to 6 million. Created a calorie safety net reduced famine in the old world.
