1. The Columbian Exchange

2. The Columbian Exchange
Columbian Exchange: huge exchange of plants, animals, food, humans, diseases, languages, and ideas that began after 1492.
Exchange: to give and receive from one another.

3. Benefits European guns and tools made farming and hunting easier.
New foods decreased famine and were healthier.

4. Disadvantages Increased use of slaves Destruction of cultures
Disease killed millions of Native Americans
Pox: a disease that causes skin blisters and high fevers
(ex. Smallpox)

5. What was Exchanged? From the Americas to Europe:
Potatoes
Corn
Peanuts
Chocolate
Turkey
Beans
Gum
Pineapple
Tobacco
Gold and silver
From Europe to the Americas:
Oranges
Bananas
Coffee
Wheat
Sugar
Cows
Horses
Chicken
Disease
Christianity