Effects Of The Columbian Exchange

The columbian exchange was the exchange of plants, animals, diseases and food between early afro-eurasia and the Americas. These trades seem insignificant but they aren't, they caused a domino effect that changed the Americas and afro-eurasia drastically. animals and plants changed the land, diseases changed the inhabitants, food helped settlers survive and make meals people still eat to this day. The exchange also helped American civilization advance. Europe made a lot of money off of things called “cash crops” which is a type of plant that is more rare in certain parts of the world, therefore, it’s also worth more money in that part of the world. “Such cash crops as cacao, rubber trees, vanilla, and tobacco spurred further development of plantation agriculture and of global trade.” (De Vos, Vos, Paula S. "Columbian Exchange." World Book Student. World Book, 2016. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.) cash crops were very big for europeans because of the reasons
R. "5.1 The Columbian Exchange." The Columbian Exchange. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.) With hunting being easier for natives they could put more time into advancing their culture and civilizations. But they wouldn’t, because something else was given to the natives, something they couldn’t see, something that would have the biggest affect on the western world, diseases. “They had never experienced smallpox, measles or flu before, and the viruses tore through the continent, killing an estimated 90% of Native Americans.” ("The Story Of... Smallpox – and Other Deadly Eurasian Germs." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2016.) Diseases swept through the land and was the cause of extermination for an entire group of people, then the exterminated people were replaced with an entirely different