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Columbian exchange (plants (Native american plants (corn (can grow in…
Columbian exchange
plants
European plants
wheat
grapes
both not very useful compared to native american crops
Native american plants
peppers
blueberries
corn
can grow in rough dry soil
fed a lot to animals
potatoes
used a lot to make vodka
most irish people ate 10 lbs of potatoes a day on average
More caloric than old world food
diseases
European diseases
measles
mumps
Smallpox
main disease that killed most people
chicken pox
typhus
American diseases
Syphilis
many countries in Europe named it after another country.
spread from the Europeans traveling to and from the Americas
diseases wiped out almost 90% of americans
animals
European animals
Cows
Horses
Gave native americans he choice of a nomadic lifestyle
Pigs
Great food supply
European animals were revolutionary in the americas
American animals
incas
oxen
Llamas
people
the world has become more diverse because of the columbian exchange