FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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Missionaries protected individuals, often at the cost of the native culture.
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Missionaries helped conquistadores enslave the native people.
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Missionaries helped native people protect their own way of life.
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Missionaries had little impact on native people, good or bad.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of these statements best describes Christian missionaries impact on the native people of South America? Missionaries protected individuals, often at the cost of the native culture.
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: -Which statement describes an impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the lives of Europeans? The transfer of new products and ideas encouraged economic growth. Native Americans immigrated to Europe and competed with Europeans for jobs.
Detailed explanation-4: -What had both positive and negative effects on the natives of the Americas? Immunity from smallpox and the flu. What would have best prepared Native Americans for the challenges of the Columbian Exchange? African slaves were needed to work on sugarcane plantations.