Exploration brought Europe and the Americas in contact with one another. This resulted in the movement of people, plants, animal
s, 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. (Needs at least 100 words.)
This was both good and bad for the world, because some benefited and others did not. The Colombian Exchange gave Europeans access to new foods, plants, and animals. This also started Europe's move to a capitalism economy. Native Americans on the other hand suffered. Europeans brought over diseases which rapidly wiped out Native Americans, because they did not have the anti bodies to fight off European diseases. While they were still introduced to new things, their populations dropped very fast, some places by 99%
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.
