One NEGATIVE effect of the Columbian Exchange was the introduction of diseases to the Americas. European explorers and settlers brought with them diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza, which had a devastating impact on Indigenous populations in the Americas, leading to massive declines in their populations.
What was one NEGATIVE effect of the Columbian Exchange?
the introduction of diseases to the Americas
the introduction of cattle to the Americas
the introduction of potatoes to the Americas
the population increase in Europe
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