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Which of the following most accurately describes the impact of Columbus'

journey to "The New World?" *
A)Columbus was the first person to discover America
B) By connecting Europe and the Americas, the lives of Native Americans were improved
C) Contact between Americans and Europeans resulted in the Columbian Exchange
which radically altered life for both Europeans and Natives
D) Native American diseases decimated the European population

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Answer:B

Step-by-step explanation:

Christopher Columbus introduced horses, sugar plants, and disease to the New World, while facilitating the introduction of New World commodities like sugar, tobacco, chocolate, and potatoes to the Old World. The process by which commodities, people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic is known as the Columbian Exchange.

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