How did the Columbian Exchange of food affect the New and Old Worlds?

Any ideas for how the transfer of food during the Columbian exchange impacted society? I have a list of the food brought to and from America and Europe, but how did its exchange affect everybody?How did the Columbian Exchange of food affect the New and Old Worlds?Well, not only food was transported. Diseases and animals were exchanged as well. This %26quot;gave%26quot; the natives of the America's diseases, such as small pox, that they had no immunity to. This killed almost half the population in Mexico.

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Potatoes are a greta source of carbohydrates, and are very easy to grow. They do not require a lot of water or care. This aided Ireland during their depression. This tripled their population, and saved many lives.



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Slaves were also exchanged. They were used for labor within the British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and the Dutch colonies. They worked on plantations with plantains, bannanas, and all other foods that could only be grown in the Americas due to the weather conditions.





HOPE IT HELPS!How did the Columbian Exchange of food affect the New and Old Worlds?two staple foods came from the new world, potatoes and corn. they've been saving entire continents from famine