Question

Exploration brought Europe and the Americas in contact with one another. This resulted in the movement of people, plants, animals, and germs—called the Columbian Exchange—that changed life on both continents. Was the Columbian Exchange good for the world? Write an essay for your teacher and peers in which you argue your view.

Answer 1

Ansewer- Exploration brought Europe and the Americas in contact with one another. This resulted in the movement of people, plants, animals, and germs—called the Columbian Exchange—that changed life on both continents. Was the Columbian Exchange good for the world? Write an essay for your teacher and peers in which you argue your view.

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Answer 2

This was both good and bad for the world because some benefited and others did not. The Columbian Exchange gave Europeans access to new foods, plants, and animals. This also started Europe's move to a capitalist economy. Native Americans on the other hand suffered. Europeans brought over diseases that rapidly wiped out Native Americans because they did not have the antibodies to fight off European diseases. While they were still introduced to new things, their populations dropped very fast, some places by 99%. Most of the Native Americans died because of the Columbian Exchange. Meanwhile, the Europeans prospered because of the new goods and trade.

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