Question

Which of the following was the most dramatic demographic effect of the Columbian

exchange on the New World?
a. A dramatic increase in European populations due to improved diets from the
introduction of corn
b. A decline in population and livelihood for Native Americans, brought on by the
introduction of African slave labor
c. The destruction of up to 90 percent of the Native American population from
diseases like small smallpox creating a need for the rise of the African slave trade
d. Longer life expectancy for Native Americans due to the introduction of the horse
as an improved mode of transportation

Answer 1

The correct answer is c. The destruction of up to 90 percent of the Native American population from diseases like small smallpox creating a need for the rise of the African slave trade.

Step-by-step explanation:

C is correct answer because Natives didn't had immune system that could help them fight with the diseases that were brought from Europe. Of course, because of that Europeans introduced a slave system, as they brought many slaves from Africa.

A is not correct because increase of numbers of Europeans was the product of different social and economical reasons.

B is not correct also because it is not a historical fact.

D is also wrong because it didn't change life expectancy for the Natives practically at all.