Causes Of The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange was a term used to describe the cultural and biological exchanges between Europe and the Americas. This exchange started when Columbus returned from his second voyage with different animals and plants previously unknown to Europe. The natives were introduced to animals like pigs, cattle, horses, and goats. They were also introduced to new agricultural plants like peaches, grapes, melons, bananas, rice, onions, sugarcane, and other green vegetables.
The Europeans were introduced to animals from the natives. However, the only animal they traded for was the turkey. They also were introduced to a plethora of new plants like maize, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, beans, peanuts, squash, pumpkins, pineapples, tobacco,