FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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The crops helped the Europeans have more balanced diets.
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The crops increased slavery with the Europeans.
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Different types of crops were produced in Europe
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Crops led to Europe having large-scaled farms.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The exchange introduced a wide range of new calorically rich staple crops to the Old World-namely potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and cassava. The primary benefit of the New World staples was that they could be grown in Old World climates that were unsuitable for the cultivation of Old World staples.
Detailed explanation-2: -People in Europe were introduced to maize (a type of corn), potatoes and sweet potatoes, beans and squashes, tomatoes, avocados, papaya, pineapples, peanuts, chili peppers, and cacao (the raw form of cocoa). New crops from America changed how Europeans lived and farmed. The potato, for example, had an enormous impact.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Americas’ farmers’ gifts to other continents included staples such as corn (maize), potatoes, cassava, and sweet potatoes, together with secondary food crops such as tomatoes, peanuts, pumpkins, squashes, pineapples, and chili peppers.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are indeed a number of highly important crops grown in the Americas that were introduced by European settlers. These include oranges and other citrus fruits, bananas, apples, almonds, onions, wheat and rice.
Detailed explanation-5: -Livestock came from Europe, including horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens. Over time, new crops were introduced to the Americas, including wheat, rice, barley, oats, coffee, sugar cane, citrus fruits, melons and Kentucky bluegrass. The introduction of wheat was of particular significance.