Columbian Exchange
"Is the world a better or worse place due to the Columbian Exchange?"
The Columbian Exchange began with Christopher Columbus. Trying to reach the East Indies by going west he landed on what is present day Bahamas. Finding Native People there he called them Indians. (Believing he reached India.) Returning to Europe news spread fast about this New World. Exploration to the West soon started after this. The trade between Europeans and Native Americans is known as the Columbian Exchange.
I believe the world is a better place due to the Columbian Exchange. It brought two separate worlds into one. Europeans began to colonize alleviating the over population in Europe. Poor Europeans now had work and a chance at new life. Europe's economy rose due to the new products being exported out of the new world. Such products consisted of Avocado, Corn, Beans, Chili, Cocoa, Coffee, Papaya, Tomato, Peanut, Potatoes, and many more. New animals were also found in the new world, such as squirrel,......
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