Greater amounts of food, crops, livestock, and other commodities traded on the Columbian Exchange caused a major increase in which population?

Question

Europeans
Europeans

Indigenous Americans
Indigenous Americans

Latin Americans
Latin Americans

South Americans
South Americans

Answer 1

Greater amounts of food, crops, livestock, and other commodities traded on the Columbian Exchange caused a major increase in the population of Europeans. The introduction of new staple crops, such as potatoes and maize, significantly improved food security and nutrition, leading to population growth in Europe. Indigenous Americans experienced the opposite effect, with drastic declines in population due to diseases brought by Europeans.