How Did The Columbian Exchange Affect America

This essay will define the meaning of Columbian Exchange and how did the Columbian Exchange effect both the America and Europe. The Columbian Exchange is not only about exchange goods between the Europe, Africa, and America, but it was also seen as a challenge of facing new diseases at that time, and also new “economic opportunities and new ideas demanded new kinds of political and economic organizations.” These factors played a huge role in America and Europe’ history and community during the period of the age of exploration. Columbian Exchange is a transformation of society, it is an introduction of animals, plants, and crops, both Americas to Europe, and Europe to America. The Columbian Exchange was the most tragic trade among the three continents. The Europeans; specifically Spanish, brought large animals, weeds, sugar,

In exchange, the Europeans; specifically Spanish, brought tobacco, potatoes, slaves, furs, syphilis, and chocolate to Europe. Tobacco, which will later play a major economic role in America, and it will create a complicated conflict of slavery for centuries. In addition, syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease, and it was an untreatable disease until the twentieth century, and it spreads rapidly. It was spread from Spain to China, and it changed Europe cultures, for example clothes. Clothes will be used as a “cover” to hide all the syphilis marks on neck, hands, and arms. This is important because it presents how the natural environments and resources adjust the culture in both America and Europe. Even though Europeans and Americans shared some economic similarities, the environment and was vastly different from one to another. For example, during the Fourteenth century, Europe experienced a devastating plague known as the Black Death. It was so deadly, that wiped out over a third of Europe’s population, a tragic transformation of the society. Exposure to