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The Impact Of The Columbian Exchange
In 1942, Columbus sailed the ocean wherein he discovers the island of Caribbean. Columbian exchange is a phrase coined by Alfred Crosby. It represents the essence of the historic narrative. It refers to the period of cultural and biological exchange between the New and the Old Worlds. It is the exchanging of crops such as plants, animals and technology were able to transform the European and Native American ways of Life. More than that, Columbian exchange impact has an impact on the lives of people because it affects and touch their lives. Due to the impact of the Columbian exchange in the New and Old Worlds, I believe that it is really powerful as it serves as a metaphor in order to understand and teach history. In fact, the symbolic importance

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