ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Horses, donkeys, mules, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, large dogs, cats, and bees were rapidly adopted by native peoples for transport, food, and other uses. One of the first European exports to the Americas, the horse, changed the lives of many Native American tribes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Europeans brought technologies, ideas, plants, and animals that were new to America and would transform peoples’ lives: guns, iron tools, and weapons; Christianity and Roman law; sugarcane and wheat; horses and cattle. They also carried diseases against which the Indian peoples had no defenses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Later, African slaves were brought to the American South to grow cotton, tobacco, rice, and other crops. In addition to plants, Europeans brought domesticated animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and horses.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s important to note that before all this, the only domesticated animals in indigenous American communities were llamas and alpacas and some small animals. There were no other large mammals in the Americas that were suitable for domestication. Europeans brought horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs, among others.

Detailed explanation-5: -Livestock came from Europe, including horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens. Over time, new crops were introduced to the Americas, including wheat, rice, barley, oats, coffee, sugar cane, citrus fruits, melons and Kentucky bluegrass. The introduction of wheat was of particular significance.