The Columbian Exchange: Significant To The World

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The Columbian Exchange was an event that was extremely significant to the world. The Columbian Exchange allowed people to see foods that they had never seen before. America brought to Europe peppers, maize, potatoes, tomatoes, snap beans, lime beans, and squash. Today, maize and potatoes are the biggest and most important crop item in Europe and used daily. Europe brought to America the crops of wheat, rye, barley, oats, and millet. Many Americans eat bread, wheat and rye are the most common crop found in our bread today. With this exchange of new and different crops among Europe and Americas, the population among the two became much more populated than it had been. The Columbian Exchange brought the two hemispheres together which became

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