Analyze an impact the Columbian Exchange had on the New World.(1 point)

Question

Responses

The spread of diseases decimated the Indigenous population of the Americas.
The spread of diseases decimated the Indigenous population of the Americas.

American diseases decimated the population of European colonizers.
American diseases decimated the population of European colonizers.

Indentured laborers migrated from the New World to the Old World.
Indentured laborers migrated from the New World to the Old World.

The New World did not receive any new crops during the Columbian Exchange.
The New World did not receive any new crops during the Columbian Exchange.

Answer 1

The most significant impact the Columbian Exchange had on the New World was the spread of diseases that decimated the Indigenous population of the Americas. The exchange introduced European diseases, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza, to which Indigenous peoples had no immunity, resulting in catastrophic mortality rates and significant demographic changes. This impact fundamentally altered the social, cultural, and political landscape of the New World. The other responses listed do not accurately reflect the major consequences of the Columbian Exchange.