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What items were often traded for slaves?

Cloth, guns and metal tools

What was an environmental impact of the Columbian Exchange in America?

The cut down trees to grow crops and raise cattle

What was one of the negative economic impacts of the Columbian Exhange on the Americans

Forced migration of slaves to from Africa

Why did the plantation economy in America lead to inequality and poverty?

Europeans held the power and owned the plantations

How did new crops positively impact Europe and Africa?

Population growth and more food

How did the exploitation of slaves contribute to inequality in America?

Most of the wealth was held by a small elite group

Which crop contributed to the population growth in Europe during the Columbian Exchange

Potatoes

What was the triangular trade?

A system where goods and slaves were traded between Europe, Africa and Americas

What disease did Europeans bring to the Americas?

Smallpox

What is a long-term consequence of the slave trade worldwide?

It helped modernize global trade but left much inequality