USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Exchange of plants, animals, and disease between the two worlds, DISEASE was the leading killer of Natives.
A
Triangular Trade Route
B
Encomienda
C
Colombian Exchange
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most devastating component of the Columbian exchange was the transfer of Old World diseases to the Americas. Among the lethal germs were smallpox, measles, mumps, whooping cough, chickenpox, typhus, and influenza.

Detailed explanation-2: -Germs that brought disease had a huge impact as a result of the Columbian exchange (Walbert, 2008). Europeans brought smallpox and other diseases to the New World and diseases eventually killed off as much as 90 percent of the native population (Walbert, 2008).

Detailed explanation-3: -Europeans brought deadly viruses and bacteria, such as smallpox, measles, typhus, and cholera, for which Native Americans had no immunity (Denevan, 1976). On their return home, European sailors brought syphilis to Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Native peoples had no immunity to Old World diseases to which they had never been exposed. European explorers unwittingly brought with them chickenpox, measles, mumps, and smallpox, decimating some populations and wholly destroying others.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Columbian Exchange connected almost all of the world through new networks of trade and exchange. The inter-continental transfer of plants, animals, knowledge, and technology changed the world, as communities interacted with completely new species, tools, and ideas.

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