Note. Because reference ID numbers are established by or on behalf of the U.S. person filing Form 5471, there is no need to apply to the IRS to request a reference ID number or for permission to use these numbers. You are required to enter an EIN in item 1b(1) or a reference ID number in item 1b(2). reference ID number is a number established by or on behalf of the U.S. person identified at the top of page 1 of the form that is assigned to a foreign corporation with respect to which Form 5471 reporting is required.
According to conservative estimates, the introduction of the potato was responsible for a quarter of the growth in Old World population and urbanization between 1700 and 1900. Following the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, the Spanish introduced the potato to Europe in the second half of the 16th century.
Rice from Asia soon began to grow in America. Likewise, plants and animals from America were brought back to the Old World. Before the Age of Exploration, crops such as potatoes, cacoa and tobacco had never been seen in the New World, nor had livestock such as turkey. The Age of Exploration brought delicious flavors to both sides of the Atlantic, and almost every food that we eat today results from this connection. Ways of Life The connection between the Europeans and the Americans allowed their ways of living to completely change, usually for the better.