The Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange transferred plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and Europe after 1492. Potatoes went to Europe; horses and wheat came to the Americas.

Key facts

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1Historians use evidence to support claims.
2Timelines show events in order.
3Cause and effect explain why things happen.

Timeline

When it happened

1492
Columbus's voyage links Europe and the Americas
1493
Columbus brings horses, cattle, and sugarcane to the Caribbean
1520
Smallpox devastates the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan
c. 1570
Potatoes from the Andes are being grown in Spain

Then & Now

This still shapes laws, borders, and even your school today.

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