- Europeans unknowingly brought over various diseases, such as smallpox, measles, and typhus which the American's did not have immunities to and thus suffered tremendously
Trade Items
- Guns
- Ammunition
- Horses (these had never existed in N/S America until Spanish colonists reintroduced them)
- Metal implements
- Cloth
- Glass beads
- Alcohol
Religion and Language: Some missionaries were successful in teaching Christianity and European languages to Indian converts
Native Plants to Grow or Consume in Europe: corn, squash, peanuts, tomatoes, tobacco, chocolate.