Cengage Learning
Literature of Discovery and Exploration
Teaching approach that examines the writings of European New World explorers from the late 1400s through the 1600s. Includes Christopher Columbus, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Fray...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Columbian Exchange
[Free Registration/Login Required] The story of the Columbian exchange is a story of two worlds colliding. The Europeans brought horses and wheat, they also brought germs. Here's a synopsis of the effects of that fateful encounter.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Columbian Exchange
A page on the elements of the Exchange that made the most significant impact. Clicking on the item brings up a page of explanation.