The Columbian Exchange was the trading of new foods plants and animals, between Europe, Africa, North America and South America. Things that were traded include, Horses, pigs, goats, chili peppers, sugar cane, sheep, coffee, squash, beans, corn, potatoes, cacoa or chocolate, maize, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, manioc. These items had some possitive affects on Europe, Africa, North America and South America things like an increased milk supply in the Americas. Horse provided labor and transportation. It changed the diet of the people who recieved the goods, in Europe they began getting vitamins in their potatoes, sugar as a luxury item, and a large sum of cotton. There were some problems that came with this trade. Diseases spread things like the smallpox and the measles killed many Americans.
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