Did The Markets In Europe Influence The Development of Botany And Agriculture In The New World?

Yes, of course, my dear friend, the markets in Europe did influence positively in the development of botany and agriculture in the new world.

Let me explain to you how did it happen.

How The Markets In Europe Influenced The Development of Botany And Agriculture In The New World?

Actually, during the time of colonial expansion by European powers, entire Europe started becoming a large emerging market. 

Most of the countries of the continent transformed into the center of the world’s manufacturing.

Due to the presence of a huge market system and different types of factories, there was already a greater need for raw materials here.

In simple words, Europe was hungry.

The raw materials produced in Europe were not enough to meet all these requirements.

Therefore importing raw items via colonial expansion was a great idea for these expansionists’ powers.

From the very end of the 15th century, when countries like France, Great Britain, and Spain started establishing their colonies in the American continent (or the new world), it became an excellent source for importing raw materials to their factories and markets.

In the case of producing more and more raw items, they also focused here on the development of botany and agriculture.

They brought many policies here for encouraging colonists toward agriculture and botany. 

These things later helped colonists to be further productive in various fields.

They focused on producing various raw goods, such as sugar, tobacco, rice, oil crops, vegetables, corn, cotton, tree nuts, fruit, valuable woods, etc.

Ultimately, Europe’s emerging market encouraged colonists’ to put more effort for making more profit.

So, this was how the emerging market in Europe did influence the development of botany and agriculture in the new world.

Did You Know?

1. Agriculture began in the new world 10000 years before. The people who we call ‘Native Americans’ today, first started the journey of cultivation here.

2. Earliest cultivation in the new world began in the Southern part of America. Most of the evidence points towards Mexico. Although, still the majority of them were hunter-gatherers.

3. For cultivation, the earliest settlers in the new world practiced the slash and burn farming technique. This technique is still used on many continents throughout the world.

4. In the early colonial era (from 1600), European settlers first cultivated barley, peas, and maize.

5. Once agriculture became a profitable occupation in the new world, Europeans began importing slaves from the African continent.

Virginia and Mayland were the first two colonies where slavery began on the continents. Slaves mostly worked in producing cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo.