Benefits And Consequences Of The Columbian Exchange: Europeans And Native Americans

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The Columbian Exchange was a very significant event, yet it had many benefits and consequences. One of these benefits was that the entire global economy spiked. A benefit for traders was the amassment of goods that came from the New World. On the other hand a consequence of this was that diseases were spread a lot faster. This caused a lot of Europeans to contract new world diseases such as syphilis and Native Americans to contract diseases such as smallpox. Another consequence that benefited the Europeans but not Native Americans was that Europeans enslaved the Native Americans. So whether it was a benefit or consequence the Columbian Exchange influenced significant aspects of modern day living , economically, medically, and socially,

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