Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the Columbian Exchange?

(A) European food to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere diseases to Europe; African population to Europe

(B) African livestock to the Western Hemisphere; European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere food to Europe

(C) Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe; European population to the New World

(D) European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa; African food to the Western Hemisphere

(E) African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere

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4 April, 20:01

Which of the following provides the most accurate description of the Columbian Exchange?

(A) European food to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere diseases to Europe; African population to Europe

(B) African livestock to the Western Hemisphere; European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere food to Europe

(C) Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe; European population to the New World

(D) European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa; African food to the Western Hemisphere

(E) African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere

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Sonia · Answer 1

The statement that provides the most accurate description of the Columbia Exchange is E. African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere. The Western Hemisphere had very arable land and thus was a great source of food and agricultural materials for the more populated Europe and Africa. European settlers used slave labor in the Western Hemisphere to harvest that food, labor that came in the form of African peoples. However, the indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere were not accustomed to the diseases of Africa and Europe.