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Christopher Columbus’s expeditions to the Americas brought tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, beans, squash and maize to Europe, but what about the other way? What crops grew in Europe that Native Americans didn’t have? And what crops were present on both sides at that time?
Jonathan Wallace
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
There are indeed a number of highly important crops grown in the Americas that were introduced by European settlers. These include oranges and other citrus fruits, bananas, apples, almonds, onions, wheat and rice.
European settlers also introduced all the main species of agricultural livestock now reared in North America, such as…
