This enabled them to move faster, farther and move heavy loads better that the Native Americans of the area. The Spanish and Portuguese then returned to Europe with corn, white potatoes, and many varieties of beans, squash, pumpkins, avocados, and tomatoes. Due to the growing conditions necessary for these crops, there is a very small growing season. These crops brought over by the Spaniards became important and slowly spread. This interested me strongly because this was one of the first forms of early trade used to connect different areas of the world. On the downside; however, people were also hurt by this form of trade. The native americans were strongly affected by diseases and were starting to lose the land that was theres to begin with. In conclusion, the Columbian Exchange was a great starting point to what we now know as global
This enabled them to move faster, farther and move heavy loads better that the Native Americans of the area. The Spanish and Portuguese then returned to Europe with corn, white potatoes, and many varieties of beans, squash, pumpkins, avocados, and tomatoes. Due to the growing conditions necessary for these crops, there is a very small growing season. These crops brought over by the Spaniards became important and slowly spread. This interested me strongly because this was one of the first forms of early trade used to connect different areas of the world. On the downside; however, people were also hurt by this form of trade. The native americans were strongly affected by diseases and were starting to lose the land that was theres to begin with. In conclusion, the Columbian Exchange was a great starting point to what we now know as global