Columbian Exchange Effect
The Columbian Exchange, named after Christopher Columbus, was the vast transfer of goods, culture, technology, diseases, and ideas in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1492 the integration of the old and new world inspired discussion of religion, brought about different goods and services to be traded, and manifested diseases that would become deadly. Although there were advancements made, the interaction between Europeans, Natives, and the indigenous people of North America resulted in negative effects. Near the end of the […]