Question

What effect did Europeans have on natives of the Americas?
(Select all that apply.)

A) Europeans brought technologies, ideas, plants, and animals that were new to America and would transform peoples’ lives.
B)Europeans drained natural resources from the Americas that would go toward funding their further explorations.
C) Europeans brought diseases that wiped out a majority of native populations.
D) Europeans established trade agreements with local native leaders that led to economic growth in the Americas.
E) Europeans promoted local leaders to establish empires in order to enslave local natives for agricultural pursuits.

I know that B and C are correct but I need one more answer and I was thinking it was A?

Answer 1

A is surely true, although not all transformations would be considered positive. (gunpowder?)

Answer 2

It’s A, B, and C.