Give three examples to show that the pre-modern world changed with the discovery of new sea routes to America.
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Three examples are as follows :
(i) Many common foods, e.g.., potatoes, soya, tomatoes, maize, etc., were introduced to Europe from America. These crops made a difference between life and death. The poor began to eat better and live longer in England with the introduction of potatoes.
(ii) Religious dissenters from Europe fled due to the fear of persecution in Europe and migrated to America.
(iii) Slave trade was started. European traders captured slaves in Africa and took them to America where they worked on plantations. Europe became the center of the world trade.
(iv) Precious metals, e.g., silver from mines located in present-day Peru and Mexico also enhanced Europe's wealth and financed its trade.