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After Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, plants, animals, people, ideas and diseases began crossing the Atlantic Ocean in both directions. Historians call this the Columbian Exchange.
From the Americas, Europeans brought home crops such as potatoes, tomatoes, corn and cacao. Potatoes became so important in parts of Europe that they helped populations grow.
From Europe, Africa and Asia came horses, cattle, pigs, wheat and sugar cane. Horses transformed life for many Native peoples of the Great Plains.
But the exchange also carried diseases such as smallpox and measles, to which Native Americans had no immunity. These diseases killed a very large share of the Indigenous population — one of the most devastating consequences of contact.
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Free Grade 7 English worksheet (Common Core RI.7.8): trace and evaluate the argument and claims in "The Columbian Exchange", judging whether the evidence is relevant and sufficient. Skill: Compare texts and evaluate arguments. Level: Grade 7 — also suits Year 8 (UK).
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