Negative Effects Of The Columbian Exchange

Although the Columbian Exchange was a time of negative issues such as the introduction of diseases and genocide, the positive factors of the Columbian Exchange were more important. The arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World created an imaginary bridge between the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. This imaginary bridge is what began the Columbian Exchange.
Before the introduction of animals in the New World, the Native Americans only had dogs, fowls, guinea pigs, and two breeds of South-American camels. This meant that they did most of the manual labor themselves. The Columbian Exchange brought horses, chickens, pigs, and sheep to the New World. The introduction of these animals created new methods of transportation,