Columbian Exchange | Importance, Pros & Cons from Chapter 1/ Lesson 7 247K The Columbian Exchange was an important event in transferring goods from the Americas to the rest of the world. Learn about the Columbian Exchange, its positives and negatives, and the importance of the Columbian Exchang...
The Columbian Exchange involved the massive flow of people, plants, animals, and diseases from one side of the Atlantic to the other. This process was mostly the result of European colonization of the New World. The Columbian Exchange mostly benefitted Europeans....