The Columbian Exchange was a widespread exchange of animals, plants, human populations, diseases, technologies, and ideas between American and European civilizations. Politically, Europeans took control of the government from the Americans, making it more centralized, while European countries became competitive for access to land because they wanted resources and economic advantages. The Europeans established a system of mercantilism, core dependent systems and imported silver and gold from the Americas, leading to inflation. In the Americas, slavery and an encomienda system were implemented using natives and African Americans. Culturally, Spain and Portugal imposed their religion on the natives, through the Catholic Church, new racial and social classes emerged in the Americas, and disease killed many natives. In Europe, the importation of new foods led to an increase in population and better overall health. The Americas have not benefited from the Colombian Stock Exchange unlike European countries, but it has not always been good. The Columbian Stock Exchange had a political impact on the Americas and Europe due to the bureaucracies and reforms implemented in the Americas while Europe ruled the Americas. and there have been increasing tensions and wars between nation states. Previously, the Americas were decentralized and had many different political forms. There were independent colonies and councils. Officials such as kings, prime ministers, and local rulers ruled in Latin and South America. The Europeans now ruled the natives and began to establish administrative institutions, governments and bureaucracies. Europe ruled its lands in the Americas, directly or indirectly. The Treaty of Tordesillas gave the king ultimate authority middle of paper......political impact of the Colombian Stock Exchange on the Americas and Europe due to the bureaucracies and reforms established in the Americas while the Europe ruled the Americas and experienced increasing tensions. Economically, the Americas were dependent areas, there was mining and agriculture, and there was the introduction of slavery and the encomienda system. Crops and bullion were sent to the central nations, but because of this and mercantilism, there was inflation in Europe. There were new diseases and animals imported from the Americas and the natives were forced to convert to Christianity, while Europe experienced population growth and a developing social class in the Americas. The Americas and European countries influenced each other in positive and negative ways, introducing beneficial factors economically and politically, but some disadvantages included disease and slavery..