Question

from contact with foreign lands, europeans gained new resources, wealth, and knowledge. but european activity in the americas also had negative consequences for non-europeans. match each european activity to its consequence. european activity: 1. europeans started farming crops in the americas, which required a lot of workers. 2. europeans conquered territories and set up colonies. 3. europeans carried diseases that people in the americas had not encountered before. consequence: 1. native americans often lost their land and were controlled by a european government. 2. over 90% of taíno native americans died from foreign illnesses. 3. african peoples were captured and taken to the americas for slave labor.

Explanation:

Match each European activity to its direct historical consequence based on the Columbian Exchange and colonial history:

1. The spread of unfamiliar European diseases led to massive mortality among Indigenous populations with no prior immunity.
2. Colonial conquest and settlement stripped Indigenous peoples of their land and self-governance.
3. Large-scale colonial farming created high demand for labor, leading to the transatlantic slave trade.

Answer:

• Europeans started farming crops in the Americas, which required a lot of workers. → African peoples were captured and taken to the Americas for slave labor.
• Europeans conquered territories and set up colonies. → Native Americans often lost their land and were controlled by a European government.
• Europeans carried diseases that people in the Americas had not encountered before. → Over 90% of Taíno Native Americans died from foreign illnesses.