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Pros And Cons Of European Exploration

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In my opinion, the benefits of European exploration did not outweigh the consequences. To support my opinion, this essay will include three topics that each show both pros and cons. Those topics include the Columbian Exchange, Smallpox, and Columbus’s voyages. First, the Columbian Exchange took place between the old and new world. The old world gave the new world things such as horses, pigs, and cows. They also gave the new world wheat, sugar, rice, and coffee. Also, the Columbian Exchange resulted in cultural division. Lastly, the Columbian Exchange caused many Native Americans to die from European diseases. Another reason that I think that the pros don’t outweigh the cons is that Smallpox had killed many people. Paragraph ne of

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