The Columbian Exchange was a time where everything was being traded. The new World was trading things with the Old world. This was a time that was both good and bad at the same time. There are many reasons why this time was bad and good. Although people started communicating with each other, and things that other people did not have was being traded, there were a couple of bad things that were involved for everyone.
The goods things were mainly food, new items, knowledge, trade, and communication. People all over the world were trading things with each other. People were able to get what they did not have in their areas. So the produce of different places were being brought to other new places. Merchants traded food such as onions, mangos, potatoes, tomatoes, and other different kinds of fruit and vegetables. Other new items were being traded all over, including knowledge. People even traded ideas and sometimes religion. This caused everyone to be somehow connected. Thier was a lot of communication throughout many countries and cities.
There were a few bad things about the Columbian Exchange. Slaves and disease were also being passed around. Diseases that were carried in food or in other items were being caught by those that bought those items or those that were near them. Some people even brought them in them. Slaves were also a problem. Those poor slaves were being hurt and worked a lot. These are both good things and bad things about the exchange.
The goods things were mainly food, new items, knowledge, trade, and communication. People all over the world were trading things with each other. People were able to get what they did not have in their areas. So the produce of different places were being brought to other new places. Merchants traded food such as onions, mangos, potatoes, tomatoes, and other different kinds of fruit and vegetables. Other new items were being traded all over, including knowledge. People even traded ideas and sometimes religion. This caused everyone to be somehow connected. Thier was a lot of communication throughout many countries and cities.
There were a few bad things about the Columbian Exchange. Slaves and disease were also being passed around. Diseases that were carried in food or in other items were being caught by those that bought those items or those that were near them. Some people even brought them in them. Slaves were also a problem. Those poor slaves were being hurt and worked a lot. These are both good things and bad things about the exchange.
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