Columbian Exchange By stonecruncher Jan 1, 1492 Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Jan 1, 1600 Columbian Exchange THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE Jan 1, 1500 People start exchanging things like potatos Jan 1, 1525 I hate tomatoes, but apparently everybody else loves them Jan 1, 1550 Disease like Small Pox, Typhus, Malaria, and Chicken Pox came to the Americans. Apr 24, 1575 PIGS COME TO AMERICA, AMERICANS DISCOVER BACON!! Jan 1, 1600 LLAMAS!!!!!!!!!!!