USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -These two-way exchanges between the Americas and Europe/Africa are known collectively as the Columbian Exchange (Figure). With European exploration and settlement of the New World, goods and diseases began crossing the Atlantic Ocean in both directions. This “Columbian Exchange” soon had global implications.

Detailed explanation-2: -As Europeans traversed the Atlantic, they brought with them plants, animals, and diseases that changed lives and landscapes on both sides of the ocean. These two-way exchanges between the Americas and Europe/Africa are known collectively as the Columbian Exchange.

Detailed explanation-3: -Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Caribbean in 1492 kicked off a massive global interchange of people, animals, plants and diseases between Europe and the Americas.

Detailed explanation-4: -As this happened, the Atlantic Ocean formed, dividing the Americas from Africa and Eurasia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Columbian Exchange resulted in an increase in global trade, with a wider variety of goods available on both sides of the Atlantic. New food sources spurred population growth in Europe, while new diseases wiped out much of the native population in the Americas.