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Depends on your perspective. If you are a native American, you can thank the Columbian exchange for bringing yellow fever, measles, smallpox and a great number of other diseases to the New World, but also a great variety of domesticated animals and plants. If you are European, you have the New world to thank for syphilis, but also for the potato, tobacco, maize and a lot of other domesticated plants.
Looking at the illnesses, the native Americans definitely got the short end of the stick. Looking at the domesticated animals and plants the Europeans brought slightly more variety in than they got out. In short: if you are an American and crazy about bananas, you should indeed be grateful for this European import. Same thing - other way around - if you are a European and a heavy smoker. A European suffering from syphilis may on the other hand not be so grateful.
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I think yes we should be because if it weren't for Columbus we probably wouldn't be here right now. Also its in memory of his remembrance for his life that he lived and sailed the sea and what he had to do growing up.
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How did the Columbian Exchange hurt America?
While the Columbian Exchange brought many new animals and crops, it also brought new diseases for people as well as crops.
Who was involved in the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange involved the trade of slaves, corn, and horses. The only two countries involved were Europe and Africa. The Americas were still considered colonies.
What role did the Columbian exchange play in the formation of an Atlantic world?
The Columbian exchange introduced disease, famine and non native species of animals to the Atlantic world. The disease caused many epidemics among the Natives and the species of new animals wreaked havoc on plants. The Columbian exchange also changed the terrain
What were four lasting effects of the Columbian Exchange?
Religon, Crops, Different Domesticated Animals, Culture
This map illustrates the Columbian Exchange. Which contribution to American agriculture was introduced from Europe?
Cattle (apex)
What part of speech is Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange is a proper noun. All proper nouns should be capitalized.
The triangle trade and the Columbian Exchange?
The Triangular change and the Columbian exchange is the same thing Columbian exchange is a long term for The Triangular Trade.
How can Columbian Exchange be used in a sentence?
The Columbian Exchange is still used today.
What was a result of Columbus's coming to the New World?
The Columbian exchange
Create a sentence using Columbian Exchange?
Columbian Exchange is something that Columbian used to exchange goods, they imported and exported all types of food and utensils.
What was negative consequence of the columbian exchange?
A negative product of the Columbian Exchange was the transfer of diseases
How did exploration set off a global exchange of goods and services?
because they had the columbian exchange; columbian exchange is a global exchange of goods and ideas
What is the term for the changes that resulted from europeans settling in the new world?
the Columbian exchange
What did the Columbian Exchange allow the eastern and western hemispheres to do?
The Columbian exchange transferred: people, products, and ideas.
What does the term Columbian represent in the Columbian exchange?
Christopher Columbus
What voyages of christopher Columbus led to contact and an exchange between Europe Asia Africa and the Americas called?
the columbian exchange
When did the columbian exchange?
1492
