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Columbian Exchange Timeline
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Columbian Exchange Timeline
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Tobacco
1492
The Old World received tobacco from the New World. Before European settlers arrived, Native Americans had been cultivating tobacco for centuries in their belief that it might increase knowledge and be used in rituals and medicine. Tobacco is so widely accepted that it is used as a form of payment in many places of the world.
Sugar cane
1492
Sugarcane cultivation began more than ten thousand years ago, and since then, it has expanded around the world, with the Columbian Exchange playing an important role. Sugar cane, native to Southeast Asia, first made its way to the New World with Christopher Columbus during his 1492 voyage.
Maize
1493
Until Columbus brought it to the Old World, maize was only found in the New World. Columbus introduced maize to the Old World, which significantly impacted Europeans' way of life.
Pineapple
1493
During his second voyage, Christopher Columbus found pineapples in 1493. This fruit was a part of the Columbian Exchange when he returned to England. Then, this fruit started to spread quickly over Europe.
Tomato
1521
Hernán Cortés may have been the first person to transfer the tomato from new world to old world in 1521, but it could have also been introduced to Europe as early as 1493. Some Europeans thought the tomato was poisonous all the way through the 1600's.
Banana
1516
Bananas are originally native to Asia. Bananas were introduced to the New World from the Old World in the Columbian Exchange by Portuguese sailors who came across the fruits in West Africa.
Potato
Originating from the highlands of the Andes, South America, potatoes were introduced to Europe in the sixteenth century. Spain only imported one type of potato, while the Americas had many types in a variety of sizes. The potato was exchanged to add more variety to the diet of Europeans. They were popular in Spain at first because they supplied cheap food for the poor.
1532
Wheat
Wheat was brought from the old world to the new world during the Columbian Exchange. Therefore, colonists were able to grow it themselves in the New World, so they didn't need to buy seeds anymore.
The short-term effects of wheat transportation were that the economy grew for a short period of time.