The changes in agriculture significantly altered global populations. The most significant immediate effects of the Columbian exchange were the cultural exchanges and the transfer of people (both free and enslaved) between continents.

The Columbian Exchange caused population growth in Europe by bringing new crops from the Americas and started Europe’s economic shift towards capitalism. Colonization disrupted ecosytems, bringing in new organisms like pigs, while completely eliminating others like beavers.

What were some positive and negative results of the Columbian Exchange? positive-European/African foods introduced and American food to Europe/Africa. negative-Native Americans and Africans were forced to work on plantations. Diseases were also exchanged!

Diseases were a huge negative impact. Diseases such as small pox and syphyllis were brought to the Americas by the Europeans and wiped out a large amount of the New World’s population. While slavery had a bit of a positive light, it was mostly a negative thing.

What did Columbian Exchange take from the Americas and what did it bring? Corn and Potatoes were taken from the Americas . Bananas, black-eyed peas and yams were taken to Americas. Also animals like Cattle, pigs and horses were brought to America and deadly diseases were also brought to Americas.

Economically, the population decrease brought by the Columbian Exchange indirectly caused a drastic labor shortage throughout the Americas, which eventually contributed to the establishment of African slavery on a vast scale in the Americas.

The world arguably benefits even today because of its effects. Examples of the positive outcome are the introduction of new fruits and vegetation such as banana, coffee, wheat, orange, peach, and rice to the New World, and beans, cocoa, corn, tomato, and potato to the Old World.