Pro's and Con's of the Columbian Exchange.
...New World received the goods Europe had to offer. This massive change in harvest introduced many new foods that better health through variety and in turn, population growth. However, with the arrival of the Europeans, the New World was once again touched by an outbreak of malaria, yellow fever, and smallpox. Although many of these native peoples had been immune before, generations of time between epidemics led to deficiency in benefits. As a result, more than 90% of the native population perished. On the other side, Europe received Sexually Transmitted Diseases that had never before been seen or heard of on the continent. With the arrival of the Europeans came the introduction of a new way of life. The Europeans religious beliefs, habits and traditions were all forced upon the native peoples with the consequence being death, imprisonment, or slavery. However, ins...