FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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Question
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The spread of disease killed millions of people.
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Agriculture spread to more regions.
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The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.
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Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages
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Detailed explanation-1: -More than guns, the most devastating result of the Columbian Exchange was the spread of disease. In the years following European invasion, it is estimated that up to 95 percent of the Americas’ total population died.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spread of disease. Possibly the most dramatic, immediate impact of the Columbian Exchange was the spread of diseases. In places where the local population had no or little resistance, especially the Americas, the effect was horrific. Prior to contact, indigenous populations thrived across North and South America.
Detailed explanation-3: -The impact was most severe in the Caribbean, where by 1600 Native American populations on most islands had plummeted by more than 99 percent.