Which of the following resulted from human migration on the Americas during the Columbian Exchange? Choose THREE of the following:
A. © The European colonizers worked closely with the Indigenous population to divide the land equally and share resources with them.
B. • Diseases such as smallpox, mumps, diphtheria, and measles were brought by European colonizers.
C. Cash crops created a system of farming that made Europeans very wealthy but withheld that wealth from the indigenous people whose land the Europeans had seized.
D. • The Indigenous population of the Americas declined.
B, C, and D.
The three options that resulted from human migration on the Americas during the Columbian Exchange are:
B. Diseases such as smallpox, mumps, diphtheria, and measles were brought by European colonizers.
C. Cash crops created a system of farming that made Europeans very wealthy but withheld that wealth from the indigenous people whose land the Europeans had seized.
D. The Indigenous population of the Americas declined.
To determine which options resulted from human migration on the Americas during the Columbian Exchange, we need to assess the information provided for each option.
A. The statement suggests that European colonizers worked closely with the Indigenous population to divide the land equally and share resources with them. However, this statement is not accurate as European colonizers typically imposed their own systems of land ownership and resource control, often at the expense of Indigenous peoples. Furthermore, there is no evidence that land was divided equally or resources were shared in a fair manner.
B. The statement states that diseases such as smallpox, mumps, diphtheria, and measles were brought by European colonizers. This statement is historically accurate. European colonizers unintentionally introduced these diseases to the Americas, and the Indigenous population had no immunity to them, resulting in devastating epidemics that significantly diminished their numbers.
C. The statement suggests that cash crops created a system of farming that made Europeans very wealthy but withheld that wealth from the Indigenous people whose land the Europeans had seized. This statement accurately reflects one of the consequences of the Columbian Exchange. European colonizers introduced cash crops, such as tobacco and sugar, which were cultivated on vast plantations. However, the profits generated from these cash crops largely benefited the European colonizers, while the Indigenous peoples often lost their land and access to resources.
D. The statement claims that the Indigenous population of the Americas declined as a result of human migration during the Columbian Exchange. This statement is historically accurate. The introduction of diseases, forced labor, displacement, and violence caused a significant decline in the Indigenous population throughout the Americas.
Based on this analysis, the options that resulted from human migration on the Americas during the Columbian Exchange are:
B. Diseases such as smallpox, mumps, diphtheria, and measles were brought by European colonizers.
C. Cash crops created a system of farming that made Europeans very wealthy but withheld that wealth from the indigenous people whose land the Europeans had seized.
D. The Indigenous population of the Americas declined.