Question

Question

Which effects did the Columbian Exchange have?

Select each correct answer.

Responses

Horses and other cattle changed the way people traveled and farmed in the New World.
Horses and other cattle changed the way people traveled and farmed in the New World.

Plants brought to Europe, such as corn and potatoes, became important to the economy and the way of life.
Plants brought to Europe, such as corn and potatoes, became important to the economy and the way of life.

Many Native Americans were enslaved and sent to Europe to be sold.
Many Native Americans were enslaved and sent to Europe to be sold.

Europeans became more open-minded to other cultures and respected the peoples in the New World.

Answer 1

The correct responses regarding the effects of the Columbian Exchange are:

1. Horses and other cattle changed the way people traveled and farmed in the New World.
2. Plants brought to Europe, such as corn and potatoes, became important to the economy and the way of life.

The following statements are not accurate interpretations of the Columbian Exchange:

• Many Native Americans were enslaved and sent to Europe to be sold. (While many Native Americans faced enslavement, the transatlantic slave trade primarily involved the forced migration of Africans to the Americas rather than to Europe.)

• Europeans became more open-minded to other cultures and respected the peoples in the New World. (The reality was often the opposite; many Europeans viewed Indigenous peoples with disdain or as obstacles to their colonial ambitions.)

Therefore, the first two statements accurately reflect the effects of the Columbian Exchange.