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“INDIAN GIVERS” or How the Discovery of America Changed the World ForeverIdeas found in The Indian Givers by Jack Weatherford. Ballatine Books. 1988
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1. Economics: - The Potosi Mine on the Cerro Rico Mountain in Bolivia produced so much precious ore, the gold and silver extracted supports the world’s currencies even up to today!
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America’s gold and silver help create the new basis of wealth from feudal land to cash in Europe
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In 1500 Europe had $200 million in gold ( $2/person) by 1600 it had $16 billion ($600/person)
300% increase!!!!
Europe blows by the Moslem world which had been threatening swallow Europe only a few years before.
dependence on West African gold ends. As a result West Africa declines as the key center for trade between the West and East via the Middle East
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2. Political Change - the businessman (bourgeoisie) replaces the landed noble in importance. businessman’s money supports a stronger king – Crown creates a modern state Bourgeoisie assert rights: more representative government
- power of the crown is strengthen and centralized by control of colonies in America the idea of the Nation State become important
- the Navy becomes important as the security for colonies and the trade between America and Europe. Navy is the symbol of a nation’s power and prestige
- Rise in nationalism and national rivalry
Me # 1
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3. Socially - rise of the middle class and its effect on culture, values, and morals - America is the place to siphon off the malcontents of Europe: debtors, criminals, rebels, troublemakers
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4. Health: Nutrition, Medicine, Hallucinogens
• Foodstuffs• Potato• Corn• Rice changes the health and lifestyle: Euros no longer so scrawny• Beans• Peanut• Chili peppers
• Natural products• Guano• cotton
CHINA? Everything is being out sourced !!
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• Medicinal Drugs• Quinnine• ipecac• curare• salicin (aspirin)
Experts say that the origins of 90% of all the known medicinal drugs originated from America
today, most drugs are all man – made in laboratories – but based on medicinal qualities found in nature.• The Hard Stuff: American
Made!
• Coca leaf = cocaine
• cacao = chocolate
• tobacco
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IRONY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA:
1. Sought Negatively (by accident)2. Europe Forever Changed. America helps to Save and Strengthen Europe3. America becomes Europe’s Offspring … And eventually comes to surpass its “discoverer” in World importance?