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What was the impact of the introduction of American crops into Europe?
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- 10-15% of the population died due to smallpox in the sixteenth century, but most of the victims were 10 or younger.
- Adult population was never largely plagued by disease.
- New food crops and animals became part of the economy, including the potatoe.
- Crops: imported goods from America along with pre-existing products.
- Population increased by around 20% which resulted in a faster increase of urbinization.
- Exported wheat, sugar, rice, coffee beans, horses, cows, and pigs to the Americas.
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http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/~ahistory/apwhreview/index.php?title=The_impact_of_the_Columbian_exchange_on_Europe%2C_the_Americas%2C_and_Africa.
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