A long-term impact the Spanish had in the United States was the encomienda system. Even though the system was replaced with a United States general slavery system, it influenced the development of slavery in the US which would last for many years.
The Columbian Exchange impacted the new and old worlds by introducing many valuable crops such as citrus to the new world and vanilla tobacco to the old world. It also brought new technology which improved the combat of the natives in the new world, which had both negative and positive effect on the Europeans. One of the most important things exchanged was cattle; this brought disease to the natives which vastly reduced their population. Although, the cattle did help replace manual labor and provide
The Columbian Exchange impacted the new and old worlds by introducing many valuable crops such as citrus to the new world and vanilla tobacco to the old world. It also brought new technology which improved the combat of the natives in the new world, which had both negative and positive effect on the Europeans. One of the most important things exchanged was cattle; this brought disease to the natives which vastly reduced their population. Although, the cattle did help replace manual labor and provide