Question

Why did the columbian exchange lead to an increase in the demand for skilled labor in Europe?

A. the need for workers in the colonies created a shortage of skilled labor in Europe.
B. European merchants began to build large manufacturing plants in urban areas.
C. advanced technologies that required trained workers revolutionized European farms and mines.
D. an abundance of raw materials from the new world needed to be made into finished goods.

Answer 1

The Columbian Exchange lead to an increase in the demand for skilled labor in Europe, because D) an abundance of raw materials from the new world needed to be made into finished goods. Many raw materials and new products were brought over to Europe from the Americas which needed to be made into finished products.