What Is The Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange In October of 1492, Christopher Columbus, and his crew, made it to the New World and brought forth an exchange that changed the world. This exchange is now known as the Columbian Exchange, as titled by the American historian, Alfred Crosby. The Columbian Exchange is the exchange of goods, animals, and even diseases between the New World and the Old World. While the Columbian Exchange is an important part of history for many countries, how did it revolutionize the Americas? A lot of the new things introduced to the New World, or the Americas, was beneficial to its people, but many things were also detrimental. An extensive amount of things were exchanged between the New World and the Old World during this time, especially