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(11.6) Explain the major POSITIVE and NEGATIVE effects of the Columbian Exchange.

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A positive effect of the Columbian exchange was the introduction of New World crops, such as potatoes and corn, to the Old World.

A negative effect was the enslavement of African populations and the exchange of diseases between the Old and New Worlds.

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