Which of the following is NOT an effect of human migration on the Americas during the Colombian Exchange? (1 point)

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Exposure to crops from the Old World brought about great wealth for the indigenous people
Exposure to crops from the Old World brought about great wealth for the indigenous people

Catholicism was forced onto the indigenous people
Catholicism was forced onto the indigenous people

Cash crops made Europeans very wealthy but they withheld that wealth from the indigenous people
Cash crops made Europeans very wealthy but they withheld that wealth from the indigenous people

Diseases such as smallpox were brought by European colonizers and the indigenous populations declined
Diseases such as smallpox were brought by European colonizers and the indigenous populations declined

Answer 1

The statement that is NOT an effect of human migration on the Americas during the Columbian Exchange is:

"Exposure to crops from the Old World brought about great wealth for the indigenous people."

While the introduction of new crops did occur, it primarily benefited European colonizers rather than the indigenous populations, who often faced exploitation and decline due to other factors brought on by colonization, such as disease and loss of land.