Question

"The discovery of America, and that of the passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest events recorded in the history of [human] kind"—Adam Smith, in The Wealth of Nations, 1776. Think about why he and many other notables supported this statement, especially concerning the discovery of America. What was so important about this New World across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe? How did it change globalization in terms of trade, culture, societies, innovations, old and new world exchanges, and in other ways?

Answer 1

Many people agreed with that phrase because it is true. The discovery of America brought a new possibility, we can say that it was a new possibility of exploration, new lands, new peoples, new sources of money to use and explore. The discovery of the new world has significantly changed the world, from the colonization and exploration of new areas.