1492: Negative Exchange Between Europe And The New World

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In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the "New World". When the new world was discovered many changes occurred quickly and a vast amount of new things were discovered. Furthermore, there were many positive exchanges between Europe and the New World during the discovery of New World. However, there were also many negative exchanges between them. Europe and the New World changed each other immensely.
When the Europeans came to the New World, they brought many helpful items. For example, they brought many crops to the New World, such as wheat, sugar, rice, coffee beans, citrus fruits, honey, onions and many more. They also brought many animals. They brought horses, sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs. These animals helped them in many ways. For

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