Trade And Tastes In The Early Modern Era
Trade & Tastes in the Early Modern Era
During the 1700s, the Atlantic system was created which had encircled America, Africa, and Europe. The Europeans bought slaves from Africa and sold them in the Caribbean and the Americas to work in plantations. Trade products such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco were some of the dominant crops grown in plantations during the Early Modern Era. Coffee had a tremendous impact on long distance and European expansion. The use of coffee created social traditions such as coffee houses which became a gathering place for men and each "house" attracted different classes and professions. In the beginning, individuals drank coffee in private more medical purposes. By the mid-seventeenth century, coffee houses had opened all over Europe in cities such as Vienna, London, Oxford, Paris, Venice, and Marseilles. The Dutch were the first to grow …show more content…
Tobacco was first presented to Europe when Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492. By the mid 1500s, the use of tobacco had spread to almost all of Europe. Not only did individuals smoked tobacco for enjoyment, they also thought it would cure illnesses. During the early seventeenth century, all the tobacco which was produced had to be checked through Seville before exportation throughout Europe. King James I first put taxes on tobacco during the later 17th century and laws were created to restrict the farming of this plant in the Americas. People had become addicted to tobacco and efforts to decrease the use failed. The Catholic Church even tried to persuade people to reduce tobacco usage by saying it was sinful to smoke it everyday. In many countries, individuals were punished for smoking in public. A person could be beheaded in Turkey and fined, tortured, or jailed in Russia/Austria. During the later seventeenth century, the use of tobacco had increased drastically despite people knowing it was bad for an individual's
During the 1700s, the Atlantic system was created which had encircled America, Africa, and Europe. The Europeans bought slaves from Africa and sold them in the Caribbean and the Americas to work in plantations. Trade products such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco were some of the dominant crops grown in plantations during the Early Modern Era. Coffee had a tremendous impact on long distance and European expansion. The use of coffee created social traditions such as coffee houses which became a gathering place for men and each "house" attracted different classes and professions. In the beginning, individuals drank coffee in private more medical purposes. By the mid-seventeenth century, coffee houses had opened all over Europe in cities such as Vienna, London, Oxford, Paris, Venice, and Marseilles. The Dutch were the first to grow …show more content…
Tobacco was first presented to Europe when Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492. By the mid 1500s, the use of tobacco had spread to almost all of Europe. Not only did individuals smoked tobacco for enjoyment, they also thought it would cure illnesses. During the early seventeenth century, all the tobacco which was produced had to be checked through Seville before exportation throughout Europe. King James I first put taxes on tobacco during the later 17th century and laws were created to restrict the farming of this plant in the Americas. People had become addicted to tobacco and efforts to decrease the use failed. The Catholic Church even tried to persuade people to reduce tobacco usage by saying it was sinful to smoke it everyday. In many countries, individuals were punished for smoking in public. A person could be beheaded in Turkey and fined, tortured, or jailed in Russia/Austria. During the later seventeenth century, the use of tobacco had increased drastically despite people knowing it was bad for an individual's