slavery
disease
exploitation of natural resources
new products
culture and religion
cross-cultural relations
racism
commercial expansion
different cultures enriched each other when they came into contact
new markets were opened
the indigenous people were used as a workforce and were treated badly
the Spanish colonisers trasported people from the African continent to work
new viruses from Europe cama
precious metal were taken from the indigenous people and sent to Europe
tomatoes, potatos and chocolate arrived to America
the Spanish invaders wanted to covert the indigenous population to Chistianity