The Columbian Exchange or the Columbian Interchange
Words: 842 Pages: 3 5752To paraphrase William Marcy, to the victor go the spoils. When we consider the Columbian Exchange there were many victors and spoils both of which impacted the world in many ways. The exchange of goods, diseases, ideas, animals, and crops began after the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492, thus kicking off what we refer to as the Columbian Exchange. (Shi and Tindall 2016) The Old World and New World experienced significant cultural, economic, and social […]