Board Notes 9-6-12
Key Themes & Take-aways:
- The impact of the Three Lessons learned from the development of the plantation system on Madeira islands by the Portuguese. The Portuguese set an example for other European nations to follow in the New World.
- Columbian Exchange: Plants, Animals, Germs, and Technology were exchanged around the world. To the benefit of many, but also to the detriment of some groups.
- Spanish Colonization Model: Encomienda System promotes tight sovereign control of their colonies. Gun, Germs, Steel, and Slavery.