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Negative Effects Of American Exploration

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I believe that more good than bad has resulted from European exploration. Although there were many bad things that occurred during this time, I believe the benefits outweighed the cost and in the long run, many great things have resulted from European exploration. First, the Columbian Exchange yielded many good as well as bad consequences, which started when Columbus made his journey to the New World in 1492. Native Americans were first introduced to horses, cattle, pigs, and grains. Reciprocally, the Old World gained many new things such as tomatoes, potatoes, corn, tobacco, and cocoa. But with the interaction of many people come diseases, and the Native Americans were by far the hardest hit. The combination of smallpox, measles, mumps,

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