The Continuing Effects of the Columbian Exchange in the Americas

question 79

Multiple Choice

The continuing effects of the Columbian exchange in the Americas involved

• A)the intermarriage between European and Indian women.
• B)the introduction of new methods of distilling alcohol.
• C)the deadly exposure to more European diseases.
• D)the decimation of Amerindian cattle and horses by Europeans and their illnesses.
• E)the introduction of tea from English colonies.

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