The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange The transfer of various goods between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres Plants, animals, germs etc that previously did not exist in one hemisphere were transferred there by the explorers and colonists

The Columbian Exchange Europeans, from the eastern hemisphere, introduced Horses Cows Pigs Onions Coffee beans Iron making technology And many diseases to the western hemisphere Germs and Diseases brought to the Americas by the Europeans Killed and estimated 60 million Native Americans