Colombian+Exchange

 The Columbian Exchange was a huge exchange of plants, animals, human populations (such as slaves), communicable diseases, ideas, and cultures. It was one of the most important events having to do with culture, farming, and other habitats, ever. It is called the Columbian exchange because Christopher Columbus was a big part of the cause of this. One of the better things that came out of the Columbian Exchange was explorers returning to Europe with maize, potatoes, and tomatoes. These later became very important there in the 1900s. If it were not for Christopher Columbus the trade route would have never happened, because when he came over to the new world he opened up the world for trading. Before the Columbian Exchange, there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador no paporika in Hungary, no tomatoes in Italy, no coffee in Columbia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no ruber trees in Africa, no cattle in Texas, no donkeys in Mexico, no Chili peppers in Thailand and India, no cigarettes in France, and no chocolate in Switzerland. The dandelion was brought to North America by Europeans for use as an herb.    Sources: [] []