Question

What caused Europe’s population to increase, to provoke its interest in trade, and provided its population with large amounts of gold and silver?

the Commercial Revolution
the Columbian Exchange
the Triangular Trade
the mercantilism economy

Answer 1

The Columbian Exchange — New World crops (potatoes, maize, etc.) boosted Europe’s food supply and population, while the Americas supplied vast quantities of gold and silver and spurred increased trade and colonization.