Only ten miles east of Harrisburg lies the city of Hershey; home to the famous Hershey's Chocolate Company. ... They perished as a nation in 1675 due to war and European diseases. ... They were also pushed west over time due to war and disease. ... The Great Depression of the 1930's left a vast majority of the country economically unstable but the demand for materials during the war helped revamp the economy. ...

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Had it not been for the Columbian Exchange, Florida would lack oranges, there would be no bananas in Ecuador, Hungary would have no paprika, there would be no tomatoes in Italy, Colombia would have not coffee, no pineapples in Hawaii, Texas would have no cattle, no donkeys in Mexico, no cigarettes in France and Switzerland would not have chocolate. ... The European disease was the ultimate conqueror of America more than any war. ...

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