What effects did the Columbian Exchange have on Europe? Choose five correct answers.A global economy developed.Countries raced to colonize new areas.European countries gained great wealth.People became interested in new luxury items.Europeans benefited from new technologies from the Americas.People became less interested in trading with other countries.Populations may have increased due to more nutritious foods.

The Columbian Exchange connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas through a growing global economy and encouraged European countries to compete for colonies and wealth. New goods from the Americas, such as foods and other commodities, increased interest in luxury items; crops such as potatoes and maize also helped support population growth. Europeans did not generally gain new technologies from the Americas, and trade with other countries did not decline.

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