Answer:
Explanation:
Causes
Conquest of the Americas by Christopher Columbus, who established a link between the old and new world which resulted in interactions between American, European, and African cultures. However, this proved disastrous for the natives. Effects
-change in population/biodiversity
-changing global economy with silver
-disease (smallpox, insects, measles, influenza)
-sharing of new crops and livestock
-Atlantic slave trade
-African diaspora
-cash crops
