Overview The introduction of goods to Europe and America had a large impact on the societies then and today. From America came goods that largely impacted the culture of European countries. They were things such as tobacco, pumpkin, squash, cacao, peanut , peppers, vanilla, beans, sweet potato, turkey, corn, tomatoes and slaves. From Europe to America came the coffee beans, peach, pear, olives, citrus fruits, bananas, sugar cane, honeybees, onion, turnips, livestock (cattle, sheep, horses, and, pigs) Grains (wheat, rice, and barley) diseases, grapes and slaves.