FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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build houses
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grow cash crops
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raise livestock
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -These colonies were extremely profitable for Spain and Portugal because they could plant crops there that they could not plant in Europe. This lead to the production of cash crops in South America, such as coffee and sugarcane, to be traded and sold in Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -They also brought plants and seeds from Spain, including cabbage, onions, lettuce, radishes, apples, peaches, apricots, grapes, cantaloupes and watermelons, plus such grains as wheat and barley.
Detailed explanation-3: -The gold and silver sent back to Spain financed a new European global trading system. The Spanish conquistadors also found they could make a lot of money ranching cattle and growing plantation cash crops like sugar, tobacco, and long-fiber cotton for export to Europe.