Question

Which two events were most directly responsible for major population migrations in the 1700s? Responses A. the Columbian Exchange and Atlantic slave trade B. the Commercial Revolution and price revolution C. the Commercial Revolution and Atlantic slave trade D. the African slave trade and potato famine

Answer 1

The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, named for Christopher Columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries. It also relates to European colonization and trade following Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage.[1] Invasive species, including communicable diseases, were a byproduct of the Exchange. The changes in agriculture significantly altered and changed global populations. The most significant immediate impact of the Columbian exchange was the cultural exchanges and the transfer of people (both free and enslaved) between continents.