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Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Columbian Exchange

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[Free Registration/Login Required] The story of the Columbian exchange is a story of two worlds colliding. The Europeans brought horses and wheat, they also brought germs. Here's a synopsis of the effects of that fateful encounter.

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cultural diffusion
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columbian exchange, cultural exchange, effects of exploration, the encounter, columbian biological exchange, gilder lehrman, gilder lehrman institute of american history, history now, biological exchange, new world crops, old world crops
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