The exchange had a significant impact between the two worlds by changing the way of life between the new and old world.
The exchanges between crops and animals had a great impact for both the old and new world. Europe brought cash crops and animals to America and America brought new crops and animals back to Europe. Some of the animals of Europe consisted of horses, pigs, cattle, and sheep. The crops from Europe consisted of rice, wheat, onion, peaches, pears, and coffee. America contributed by exchanging turkeys, llama, peanuts, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, and Maize (corn). These foods helped significantly improve and nourish the diet of the European people and African as well. Not only did it improve the diet of the people it also helped the ecological system and …show more content…
The environments of the world changed so drastically that the inhabitants of the worlds were affected (Crosby, 1972). Diseases were spread from one place to another during the trades. Europe spread diseases such as smallpox, measles, malaria, and whooping cough, to name a few. People would carry unknown diseases to the Americas. This caused devastation to the Native American people because there was no immunity against the diseases, which led to millions of deaths. America also contributed in the form of spreading syphilis to