Question

Use the following chart summarizing the Columbian exchange to answer the question: Europe and Africa to Americas Americas and Europe to Africa Plants coffee, sugar cane, bananas, melons, olives, barley, wheat, oats, rice, ragweed, bluegrass, dandelions, daisies, clover maize (corn), potatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts, squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, papaya, guava, avocado, pineapple, manioc, cacao, chicle, tobacco Animals cattle, chickens, horses, goats, sheep, pigs llamas, alpacas, turkeys, guinea pigs Humans African slaves, European merchants, officials, priests, and settlers few Diseases smallpox, yellow fever, malaria, measles, chicken pox, influenza, common cold syphilis Which import shown on the chart is an example of how the Columbian Exchange radically changed the culture of the New World?

Answer 1

Diseases were initially most impact as the native populations had not been exposed to European diseases and therefore saw decimation in their populations. Disease also aided the Europeans in their conquest. Decimation due to disease destroyed fighting populations. The introduction of black slaves will also add a new racial category to the social structure of the New World as well as the needed labor for economic success for European setters.