Each ship had a priest with them and he conducted prayers every morning, afterwards, evening, and at bedtime. He was to convert people they found. Also along was a pilot. A pilot was the person with the maps and he told the ships captain where to sail. He also had the astrolabe for navigation.
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The first major impact of the exploration of the New World was due to the early start Spain had in its exploration of the New World. Spanish conquistadors and explorers defeated Native American Tribes and with that came the shipping of gold back to Spain. This led to the submission of the Inca & Aztec Tribal empires.
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The puritans came to the New World to escape religiouse prosecution from the church of England. They intended to start a new branch of the church
Corn was essentially unknown before Europeans came to the new world. It because very popular in the colonies as well as Europe.
The post-1880 newcomers who came to America are called the 'New Immigrants'. The immigrants came from the eastern and southern Europe.