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.

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The exchange introduced a wide range of new calorically rich staple crops to the Old World—namely potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and cassava. The primary benefit of the New World staples was that they could be grown in Old World climates that were unsuitable for the cultivation of Old World staples.