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What was the effect of Christopher Columbus's discovery of the West Indies in 1492?

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The effect was committing murder, enslaving may natives, and leading other Europeans to see how successful he was finding new land, along with having slaves, gold and what riches could be gained by trying to conquest some of the land for themselves.

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