1.) Columbus improved food security for the Old World and the New World. 2.) He introduced new ways of thinking to the New World. 3.) Livestock introductions occurred in the New World because of Columbus. 4.) It gave the Old World an opportunity to colonize and expand. 5.) Columbus introduced concepts of modern spirituality during his voyages. 6.) Numerous countries still benefit from the crop exchanges. 7.) It improved food economies across three continents.
Negative:
1.) His journeys caused numerous diseases to spread throughout the world. 2.) Columbus used his travels to enter the slave-trading market. 3.) He was a brutal governor. 4.) Columbus still forcibly indoctrinated people into his faith. 5.) The Columbian Exchange introduced more than just cash crops and livestock. 6.) Animal diseases expanded because of Columbus’s efforts. 7.) Columbus changed the ecosystem of the Americas for the worse.
